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Ultra High-Frequency Ultrasound of Median Nerve Fascicles at the Wrist in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: An Exploratory Study. 肌萎缩性侧索硬化症腕部正中神经束的超高频超声:一项探索性研究。
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology Pub Date : 2024-12-27 DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000001136
James B Meiling, James B Caress, Michael S Cartwright
{"title":"Ultra High-Frequency Ultrasound of Median Nerve Fascicles at the Wrist in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: An Exploratory Study.","authors":"James B Meiling, James B Caress, Michael S Cartwright","doi":"10.1097/WNP.0000000000001136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/WNP.0000000000001136","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>High-frequency ultrasound (HFUS) of muscle and nerve has the potential to be a reliable, responsive, and informative biomarker of disease progression for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). High-frequency ultrasound is not able to visualize median nerve fascicles to the same extent as ultra-high-frequency ultrasound (UHFUS). Evaluating the number and size of fascicles within a nerve may facilitate a better understanding of nerve diseases. This exploratory study aims to image median nerve fascicles at the wrist in individuals with ALS using UHFUS and compare these findings with those from previously observed controls.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fifteen individuals with ALS underwent sonographic examination of the median nerves on each upper limb using UHFUS with a 48-MHz linear array transducer. Fascicle count and density in each examined nerve were determined by a single rater. Demographic and sonographic data from 20 previously studied controls were compared.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In individuals with ALS, the average fascicle number was 22.4 (SD 5.2) and average fascicle density 1.7 (SD 0.5). There was no significant difference in fascicle counts between individuals with ALS and controls.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Fascicular quantification using UHFUS is possible in individuals with ALS. Given the lack of appreciable difference between fascicle counts in individuals with ALS and controls, UHFUS of the median nerve at the wrist may not be a responsive biomarker for ALS disease progression.</p>","PeriodicalId":15516,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142894849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Seizure Detection and Lateralization Using Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulator Recordings. 使用丘脑深部脑刺激器记录的癫痫检测和侧化。
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology Pub Date : 2024-12-18 DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000001137
Gloria Ortiz-Guerrero, Sihyeong Park, Keith Starnes, Brian N Lundstrom, Benjamin H Brinkmann, Jamie J Van Gompel, Gregory A Worrell, Nicholas M Gregg
{"title":"Seizure Detection and Lateralization Using Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulator Recordings.","authors":"Gloria Ortiz-Guerrero, Sihyeong Park, Keith Starnes, Brian N Lundstrom, Benjamin H Brinkmann, Jamie J Van Gompel, Gregory A Worrell, Nicholas M Gregg","doi":"10.1097/WNP.0000000000001137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/WNP.0000000000001137","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Summary: </strong>The lack of reliable seizure detection remains a significant challenge for epilepsy care. A clinical deep brain stimulation (DBS) system provides constrained ambulatory brain recordings; however, limited data exist on the use of DBS recordings for seizure detection and lateralization. We present the case of an 18-year-old patient with drug-resistant focal epilepsy, who had seizure detection and lateralization by DBS recordings. Prior stereotactic-EEG, including a thalamus lead, identified independent left orbitofrontal and mesial temporal onset seizures. Notably, low-frequency thalamic ictal power was significantly elevated relative to baseline awake and sleep states. The patient was subsequently implanted with an anterior nucleus of the thalamus DBS system. Postimplantation, low-frequency power-in-band (5.3-10.3 Hz) recordings were initiated. Nursing staff identified four typical clinical seizures during the inpatient DBS recording period. Thalamic DBS trends contained relative peaks that were coincident with each nurse-reported seizure. Peri-ictal power was uniformly maximal ipsilateral to the seizure network. This case demonstrates the feasibility of seizure detection and lateralization by a thalamic DBS system for some individuals, and suggests DBS sensing parameter selection may be guided by thalamic stereotactic EEG. Further research is necessary to assess the generalizability of DBS seizure detection across individuals and diverse seizure networks.</p>","PeriodicalId":15516,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142846886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Improving Electroencephalography Screening via an Online Module for Neurology Trainees: A Multicenter Study. 通过神经学学员在线模块改进脑电图筛查:一项多中心研究。
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology Pub Date : 2024-12-13 DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000001135
Hernan Nicolas Lemus, Camilo Gutierrez, Madeline Fields, Kristine Ziemba, Patrick Landazuri, Vicki Shanker, Daniela Riveros Acosta, Louise McCarthy, Neville Jadeja, Mia Bothwell, Adithya Nagaraja, Gustavo A Patino, Ioannis Karakis, Tracey A Milligan, Steven Tobochnik
{"title":"Improving Electroencephalography Screening via an Online Module for Neurology Trainees: A Multicenter Study.","authors":"Hernan Nicolas Lemus, Camilo Gutierrez, Madeline Fields, Kristine Ziemba, Patrick Landazuri, Vicki Shanker, Daniela Riveros Acosta, Louise McCarthy, Neville Jadeja, Mia Bothwell, Adithya Nagaraja, Gustavo A Patino, Ioannis Karakis, Tracey A Milligan, Steven Tobochnik","doi":"10.1097/WNP.0000000000001135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/WNP.0000000000001135","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate the utility of a 15-minute online module to improve the self-confidence and knowledge of neurology trainees when screening an EEG.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We developed a fast, convenient, and accessible 15-minute online module to teach basic concepts of EEG screening using a five-step approach. To assess the efficacy of the module among neurology trainees, three surveys were developed. The EEG module and surveys were distributed to neurology trainees at multiple institutions in the United States. Associations between continuous variables were evaluated using t-test and ANOVA test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 199 residents from 7 different adult neurology residency programs participated in the study. We obtained a response rate of 38% (76/199) for EEG survey 1 and 25% (49/199) for the demographic survey, among junior and senior residents; 22 senior residents completed EEG survey 2. The online EEG module improved confidence when interpreting an EEG among junior residents (1.67 vs. 2.56, p < 0.0001). Senior residents improved their EEG survey score after completing the online module (53.9 vs. 68.6%, p < 0.001). Most of the trainees would recommend the online module to other trainees (93.9%) and would consider including it in an introductory course (93.9%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A brief and accessible online EEG module was easily implemented as an early introduction to EEG screening for junior neurology trainees and to improve EEG screening skills for senior trainees. These findings clarify specific areas where EEG learning may be optimized and reinforce the importance of implementing innovative curricula that are accessible and efficient for all neurology trainees.</p>","PeriodicalId":15516,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142818403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Sleep Deprivation in Healthy Males Increases Muscle Afferents, Impairing Motor Preparation and Reducing Endurance. 健康男性睡眠不足会增加肌肉传入,影响运动准备并降低耐力。
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology Pub Date : 2024-11-27 DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000001134
Christophe C S Rault, Quentin Heraud, Solène Ansquer, Stéphanie Ragot, Angela Kostencovska, Arnaud W Thille, Alexandra Stancu, Pierre-Jean Saulnier, Xavier Drouot
{"title":"Sleep Deprivation in Healthy Males Increases Muscle Afferents, Impairing Motor Preparation and Reducing Endurance.","authors":"Christophe C S Rault, Quentin Heraud, Solène Ansquer, Stéphanie Ragot, Angela Kostencovska, Arnaud W Thille, Alexandra Stancu, Pierre-Jean Saulnier, Xavier Drouot","doi":"10.1097/WNP.0000000000001134","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WNP.0000000000001134","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Sleep deprivation (SD) reduces time to task failure during endurance exercises. The aim of our work was to study the effect of acute SD on the endurance of a skeletal hand muscle and to investigate cortical motor drive to muscle and perception of effort.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Origin of the early exhaustion after SD might be insufficient cortical motor drive to muscle or motor inhibition because of excessive perception of effort. The supplementary motor area, the medial part of the premotor cortex, links the motor and sensory cortexes, prepares for voluntary movements, and may play a central role in the pathophysiology of impaired muscle endurance after SD. Supplementary motor area can be noninvasively assessed by electromyogram measuring amplitude of premotor potentials before hand movements. We investigated the effect of SD on muscle endurance in healthy volunteers performing moderate hand exercise by monitoring supplementary motor area activation and muscle afferents. Two sessions were performed, in random order, one after a normal sleep night and the other after a sleepless night.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty healthy young men were included in this study. Sleep deprivation reduced time to task failure by 11%. Supplementary motor area activation was altered throughout the task and effort perception was increased.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our results suggest that SD reduces skeletal muscle endurance by increasing the effects of muscle afferents on the supplementary motor area. Sleep alterations frequently reported in chronic diseases might reduce patients' capacity to achieve the low-intensity motor exercises required in everyday life. Our results should lead to the search for sleep disorders in patients with chronic pathology.</p>","PeriodicalId":15516,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142729050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Alpha-Delta Ratio for Detection of Cerebral Injury and Stroke in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. 用于检测小儿体外膜氧合过程中脑损伤和中风的α-δ比值
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology Pub Date : 2024-11-25 DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000001128
Arnold J Sansevere, Melissa L DiBacco, Kelly Cavan, Alexander Rotenberg
{"title":"Alpha-Delta Ratio for Detection of Cerebral Injury and Stroke in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.","authors":"Arnold J Sansevere, Melissa L DiBacco, Kelly Cavan, Alexander Rotenberg","doi":"10.1097/WNP.0000000000001128","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WNP.0000000000001128","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>To assess the alpha-delta ratio (ADR) as a biomarker for cerebral injury and stroke in pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Retrospective study of children aged >44 weeks gestation to 21 years monitored with continuous electroencephalography during ECMO. The interhemispheric ADR difference between the left and right hemisphere was calculated per hour. A t -test was performed comparing the mean interhemispheric difference between controls and patients with cerebral injury at set intervals (i.e., 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 24 hours) from the start of continuous electroencephalography. Injury was established if confirmed by imaging on the same day as ECMO cannulation and acquired if confirmed the day after ECMO or later. Analysis of variance was performed to compare the mean interhemispheric difference in the ADR among control patients to those with early-acquired and late-acquired injury at 24 hours.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included 49 patients with a median age of 3.4 years (interquartile range [1-10.4]), 47% (23/49) were male, and 73% (36/49) had cardiac arrest. Cerebrovascular injury was detected in 45% (22/49), with focal stroke in 82% (18/22). A significant difference was seen between control patients compared with cerebrovascular injury after 6 hours of continuous electroencephalography (0.016 vs. 0.042) (mean interhemispheric ADR difference) ( P = 0.03). Analysis of variance of control patients to early- and late-acquired injury at 24 hours showed a significant difference ( P = 0.03).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The ADR is a reliable metric to detect in-ECMO cerebral injury and stroke. Further study is needed to automate and assess this metric for real-time detection of stroke in ECMO.</p>","PeriodicalId":15516,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142710191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Book Review for Aminoff's Diagnosis of Neuromuscular Disorders, 4th Edition. 书评《阿米诺夫神经肌肉疾病的诊断》,第四版。
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology Pub Date : 2024-11-14 DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000001125
Ruple S Laughlin
{"title":"Book Review for Aminoff's Diagnosis of Neuromuscular Disorders, 4th Edition.","authors":"Ruple S Laughlin","doi":"10.1097/WNP.0000000000001125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/WNP.0000000000001125","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15516,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142961984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Short-Latency Trigeminocervical Reflex Obtained Without Muscle Activation: Topographic Distribution and Methodological Approach. 在没有肌肉激活的情况下获得的短潜伏期三叉神经颈反射:地形分布和方法方法。
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology Pub Date : 2024-11-13 DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000001130
Denise Lima Medeiros de Melo, Enio Alberto Comerlato, Eduardo Santos Tavares, Denise Spinola Pinheiro, Gilberto Mastrocola Manzano
{"title":"Short-Latency Trigeminocervical Reflex Obtained Without Muscle Activation: Topographic Distribution and Methodological Approach.","authors":"Denise Lima Medeiros de Melo, Enio Alberto Comerlato, Eduardo Santos Tavares, Denise Spinola Pinheiro, Gilberto Mastrocola Manzano","doi":"10.1097/WNP.0000000000001130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/WNP.0000000000001130","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Electrical stimulation of trigeminal nerve branches elicits early and late reflex responses in the cervical muscles, known as the trigeminocervical reflex (TCR). This study aimed to evaluate the neurophysiological aspects, stimulation patterns, and topographic distribution of short-latency TCR components in humans in the absence of voluntary muscle activation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This prospective observational study included 30 participants. Trigeminocervical reflex responses were simultaneously recorded from the bilateral sternocleidomastoid, trapezius, and splenius capitis muscles (without voluntary muscle activation), after electrical stimulation of the supraorbital and infraorbital nerves. Two different stimulation protocols were evaluated: a 3 Hz stimulation protocol (using averaging) and a single-pulse stimulation protocol.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Using a 3 Hz stimulation protocol, short-latency TCR responses were recorded in the sternocleidomastoid, trapezius, and splenius capitis muscles, ipsilateral and/or contralateral, but with variable recordability depending on the recording site. The most reliable response was obtained in ipsilateral sternocleidomastoid muscle. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate the elicitation of short-latency TCR components in the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the absence of voluntary muscle activation in humans without craniocervical junction disorders or lower brainstem abnormalities.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The choice of an appropriate stimulation protocol is particularly relevant for recording short-latency TCR components, considering that the visualization of early or late responses seems to be facilitated by different stimulation methodologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":15516,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142962006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Asymmetry of Directed Brain Connectivity at Birth in Low-Risk Full-Term Newborns. 低风险足月新生儿出生时大脑定向连接不对称。
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology Pub Date : 2024-11-12 DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000001131
Venkata C Chirumamilla, Sarah B Mulkey, Tayyba Anwar, Robin Baker, G Larry Maxwell, Josepheen De Asis-Cruz, Kushal Kapse, Catherine Limperopoulos, Adre du Plessis, R B Govindan
{"title":"Asymmetry of Directed Brain Connectivity at Birth in Low-Risk Full-Term Newborns.","authors":"Venkata C Chirumamilla, Sarah B Mulkey, Tayyba Anwar, Robin Baker, G Larry Maxwell, Josepheen De Asis-Cruz, Kushal Kapse, Catherine Limperopoulos, Adre du Plessis, R B Govindan","doi":"10.1097/WNP.0000000000001131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/WNP.0000000000001131","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Functional connectivity hubs were previously identified at the source level in low-risk full-term newborns by high-density electroencephalography (HD-EEG). However, the directionality of information flow among hubs remains unclear. The aim of this study was to study the directionality of information flow among source level hubs in low-risk full-term newborns using HD-EEG.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective analysis of HD-EEG collected from a prospective study. Subjects included 112 low-risk full-term (37-41 weeks' gestation) newborns born in a large delivery center and studied within 72 hours of life by HD-EEG. The directionality of information flow between hubs at the source level was quantified using the partial directed coherence in the delta frequency band. Descriptive statistics were used to identify the maximum and minimum information flow. Differences in information flow between cerebral hemispheres were assessed using Student t-test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was higher information flow from the left hemisphere to the right hemisphere hubs (p < 0.05, t-statistic = 2). The brainstem had the highest information inflow and lowest outflow among all the hubs. The left putamen received the lowest information, and the right pallidum had the highest information outflow to other hubs.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In low-risk full-term newborns, there is a significant information flow asymmetry already present, with left hemisphere dominance at birth. The relationship between these findings and the more prevalent left hemisphere dominance observed in full-term newborns, particularly in relation to language, warrants further study.</p>","PeriodicalId":15516,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142621264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Role of High-Resolution Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Nerve Trauma New Perspective: A Preliminary Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Recent Evidence. 高分辨率超声波在神经创伤诊断中的作用新视角:最新证据的初步系统回顾和元分析》。
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology Pub Date : 2024-11-12 DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000001126
Aya Moustafa Aboutaleb, Ezzeldin Abouelatta, Talal Salem, Abdelbaki Idriss Ibrahim, Aya Sayed Serour, Nagham Bushara Abbas, Rana Ahmed Youssef, Osama Omar Ballut, Reda Ibrahim Shehta, Merna Wagih Awad, Khaled Walid Hassan, Hasnaa Ali Hassan Abdelrhem, Mona Ali, Mostafa Badr, Shady Sherif Mohamed Aref, Mohamed Abdelmohsen Bedewi, Khaled Ashraf Mohamed, Hubertus Axer, Ramy Abdelnaby
{"title":"The Role of High-Resolution Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Nerve Trauma New Perspective: A Preliminary Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Recent Evidence.","authors":"Aya Moustafa Aboutaleb, Ezzeldin Abouelatta, Talal Salem, Abdelbaki Idriss Ibrahim, Aya Sayed Serour, Nagham Bushara Abbas, Rana Ahmed Youssef, Osama Omar Ballut, Reda Ibrahim Shehta, Merna Wagih Awad, Khaled Walid Hassan, Hasnaa Ali Hassan Abdelrhem, Mona Ali, Mostafa Badr, Shady Sherif Mohamed Aref, Mohamed Abdelmohsen Bedewi, Khaled Ashraf Mohamed, Hubertus Axer, Ramy Abdelnaby","doi":"10.1097/WNP.0000000000001126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/WNP.0000000000001126","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Summary: </strong>Precise localization of peripheral nerve injuries and evaluation of their prognosis based on clinical and electrodiagnostic examinations are particularly challenging in the acute phase. High-resolution ultrasound (HRUS) may offer a viable and cost-effective imaging option for assessing the morphology of nerve injuries. Consequently, a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on the use of ultrasound for diagnosing traumatic nerve injuries were conducted. A total of 15 studies were included, reporting the most recent findings on using HRUS in the diagnosis of traumatic nerve injury. These studies assessed the diagnostic test accuracy of ultrasound for the detection of traumatic nerve injury in 272 participants, with the cross-sectional area at the site of traumatic nerve injury also reported in 1,249 participants. The pooled sensitivity and specificity of the included studies were 92% confidence interval (CI) (0.89-0.95) and 86% CI (0.82-0.89), respectively. The positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, and diagnostic odds ratio were 13.76 CI (1.41-134.34), 0.08 CI (0.03-0.18), and 286.23 CI (21.22-3,860.40), respectively. In the summary of the receiver operating characteristic curve, the area under the curve was 0.986, and the Q* index was 0.949. Based on the current literature, HRUS has shown promising results in addition to its availability and feasibility. HRUS can serve as a valuable complement to clinical and electrodiagnostic examinations for diagnosing traumatic peripheral nerve injuries. Further research is recommended to better understand the ultrasound characteristics of these injuries.</p>","PeriodicalId":15516,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142621421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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EEG Infrastructure Within the Veterans Administration: A Survey. 退伍军人管理局内的脑电图基础设施:调查。
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology Pub Date : 2024-11-12 DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000001132
Alisa Lu, Krishna Chandra, Dmitri Kovalev, Edward N Savarese, Kamakshi Patel, David C McCarthy, Stephan Eisenschenk, Zulfi Haneef
{"title":"EEG Infrastructure Within the Veterans Administration: A Survey.","authors":"Alisa Lu, Krishna Chandra, Dmitri Kovalev, Edward N Savarese, Kamakshi Patel, David C McCarthy, Stephan Eisenschenk, Zulfi Haneef","doi":"10.1097/WNP.0000000000001132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/WNP.0000000000001132","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>EEG is a vital tool in the diagnosis and management of neurologic conditions prevalent among veterans such as seizures, epilepsy, and brain injuries. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the state of EEG infrastructure within the Veterans Administration (VA), focusing on availability, utilization, and the potential avenues to addressing gaps in infrastructure.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This survey was distributed to 123 VA hospitals using the Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) platform, gathering data on EEG equipment, staffing, and service provision from June to December 2023.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 123 VA hospitals surveyed, 70 responded (56.9% response rate). Most respondents (88.6%) reported having EEG services, although only 38.7% offering continuous EEG (cEEG). Respondents reported having less EEG technologists, machines, and faculty readers than what they thought would be ideal. Significant correlations were found between the availability of resources (e.g., number of EEG machines) and service capabilities, including remote access and cEEG. The use of alternative EEG technologies such as rapid or quantitative EEG varied greatly. Interest in participating in the VA Tele-EEG program was reported by 59.4% of respondents.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There is large variability in EEG infrastructure across the VA. Tele-EEG has the potential to maintain continuity of operations through challenges affecting staffing and to improve EEG service access, especially in resource-limited settings. Expanding access to quantitative, rapid, and tele-EEG services may enhance patient management and may be a potential avenue to explore as the VA continues to invest in and grow its capacity for treating neurologic conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":15516,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142621266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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