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10471854

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-9-30
pubmed:abstractText
Laryngeal electromyography has been used clinically to differentiate neuromuscular pathology from other causes of vocal fold immobility such as arytenoid dislocation, tumor invasion, or cricoarytenoid joint fixation. Electromyography has also been used to predict the prognosis for nerve recovery in laryngeal paralysis. Existing electromyographic techniques either record activity with voluntary motion or study nerve conduction. In this study a new technique, motor unit number estimation, a commercially available quantitative method of electromyographic analysis, is used to study the progress of recovery of vocal fold function after recurrent laryngeal nerve injury. Four dogs underwent transection and immediate reanastomosis of selected branches of the adductor and abductor branches of the recurrent laryngeal nerve on 1 side; the opposite side served as a control. Baseline electromyographic and videolaryngoscopic studies were performed. These measures were then repeated in a longitudinal fashion every 6 weeks after denervation. The motor unit number estimation technique indicated a return of motor unit numbers with time, along with estimates of their size. This was consistent with the expected progress of laryngeal reinnervation. These data and their predictive value for nerve recovery will be discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0194-5998
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
121
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
180-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of motor unit number estimate electromyography in experimental canine laryngeal reinnervation.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles 90095, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article