Abstract
Electromyography (EMG) isasophisticated electrodiagnostic-neurophysiological method, which serves todiagnose neuromuscular system diseases. Itis based onthe measurement ofthe electrical potentials created bythe skeletal muscle activity. For this technique, surface electrodes and needle electrodes can beused, which read the action potential ofalarge number ofmotor units and read asmall number ofmotor units, respectively. The wide-spectrum application ofthis method extends our diagnostic possibilities ofthe clinical examination inveterinary practice. Together with aclinical neurological examination and imaging methods, EMG forms apart ofthe diagnosis ofnervous system diseases and itis auseful diagnostic technique for differentiating neuropathies, junctionopathies, and myopathies. The results ofthe neurophysiological examination inform us about thefunctional state ofthe peripheral and central nervous system; itcan demonstrate subclinical diseases and monitor thedynamics ofchanges inthe functional state ofindividual nervous systems over time. Inthis article, wereviewtheelectromyographic method and its use inveterinary practice.
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