Ehsan Shandiz , Asbjorn Gaskell , Matthew Ingram , Gabriel S. Trajano , Gabriel L. Fernandes , Joao S. Henkin , Pamela A. McCombe , Robert D. Henderson
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Applying high-density surface EMG to the study of neuromuscular disorders: a systematic review
Objective
High-density surface electromyography (HD-sEMG) is a non-invasive and quantitative tool for studying neuromuscular disorders, enabling assessments of muscle excitation, motor unit (MU) characteristics and firing patterns. This systematic review reports the published evidence on the clinical applications of HD-sEMG across neuromuscular disorders, identifying the range of disorders studied, indexes utilized, and gaps in the literature.
Methods
Systematic searches in PubMed and Scopus identified 200 studies, of which 55 met the inclusion criteria. The included articles were grouped into anterior horn cell disorders, muscle disorders and peripheral neuropathies.
Results
Commonly studied muscles included the biceps brachii, tibialis anterior, vastus lateralis and the thenar muscles. In anterior horn cell disorders, HD-sEMG has studied fasciculation potentials, MU firing patterns and motor neuron excitability. For peripheral neuropathies, HD-sEMG revealed altered MU recruitment patterns and muscle fibre conduction velocity. In muscle disorders, HD-sEMG demonstrated disrupted MU propagation and reduced MU amplitudes.
Conclusions
Our systematic review demonstrated that HD-sEMG is a promising tool in assessing neuromuscular disorders as it can effectively distinguish individuals with neuromuscular disorders from healthy subjects.
Significance
However, the adoption of HD-sEMG in clinical practice is hindered by the lack of standardized protocols, complex data analysis and limited research on underexplored conditions.
期刊介绍:
As of January 1999, The journal Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, and its two sections Electromyography and Motor Control and Evoked Potentials have amalgamated to become this journal - Clinical Neurophysiology.
Clinical Neurophysiology is the official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, the Brazilian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, the Czech Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, the Italian Clinical Neurophysiology Society and the International Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiology.The journal is dedicated to fostering research and disseminating information on all aspects of both normal and abnormal functioning of the nervous system. The key aim of the publication is to disseminate scholarly reports on the pathophysiology underlying diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system of human patients. Clinical trials that use neurophysiological measures to document change are encouraged, as are manuscripts reporting data on integrated neuroimaging of central nervous function including, but not limited to, functional MRI, MEG, EEG, PET and other neuroimaging modalities.