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Laryngeal Electromyography Is a Cost-effective Clinically Useful Tool in the Evaluation of Vocal Fold Function
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1998;124:472-475.
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Laryngology has seen many new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in the last 20 years. Laryngeal electromyography (LEMG) is not new. Interest in the electrophysiologic characteristics of laryngeal function in normal and diseased states dates from the 1950s with the seminal LEMG studies of studies by Buchtal, Faborg-Anderson, and others. It received new impetus and interest in the 1980s with the use of LEMG for identification of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles for botulinum toxin injection in the management of spasmodic dysphonia (SD). With the rapid decrease in cost of computers and medical-grade AC amplifiers, today's electromyography (EMG) machine is portable, affordable, and easy to use. These factors have prompted some laryngologists to apply LEMG in clinical practice.
LEMG AND ITS APPLICATION
The degree and sophistication by clinicians in application of LEMG in laryngologic, voice, and swallowing disorders is quite variable. Since there are no overall standardized guidelines on what constitutes a well-trained laryngeal electromyographer and . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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LEMG in Laryngeal Diagnosis Indications for LEMG Immobile Vocal Fold Evaluation Site of Lesion Testing and Prognosis Paresis Workup SD, Tremor, and Laryngeal Movement Disorders Evaluation of Synkinesis and Aberrant Reinnervation Biofeedback and Swallow Assessment Treatment Management Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring Treatment of SD Swallow Biofeedback
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Peak Woo, MD
Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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