Annick Labarre-Vila

TL;DR: Consistent interpretation of nerve conduction studies is an important step in optimising diagnosis and treatment of nerve disorders and the suggested criteria may be useful for standardization in clinical neurophysiology.

TL;DR: This first standardised multicentre study on sensory potentials in ALS confirms that although normal sensory findings should be expected in the majority of ALS patients, minor abnormalities are not uncommon and do not necessarily exclude a diagnosis of ALS.

TL;DR: Area decay may be preferred to amplitude decay in the evaluation of conduction block over short segments due to smaller physiological changes and independence of anthropometrical factors.

TL;DR: Recognition of variation in classification of PNP as shown in this study and suggesting standards of good clinical practice developed by a consensus group may increase the quality of EMG practice are suggested.

TL;DR: Electrodiagnostic medicine (EDX) has a major impact in the diagnosis of myopathies of unknown aetiology, and in genetically or biopsy proven myopathy, EDX generally supports the diagnosis.