文章基本信息
- 标题：Applicability of the digital instrument to improve the reproducibility of motor unit number index
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- 作者：Ahn, Suk-Won
- 期刊名称：Korean Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
- 印刷版ISSN：1229-6414
- 出版年度：2018
- 卷号：20
- 期号：1
- 页码：26-30
- DOI：10.14253/acn.2018.20.1.26
- 语种：English
- 出版社：KoreaMed Synapse
- 摘要：Background
The motor unit number index (MUNIX) and motor unit size index (MUSIX) refer to the electrophysiological measurement of the motor units using the surface electromyographic interference pattern (SIP) recorded during graded muscle contraction. In order to improve the reliability and reproducibility of MUNIX by the systematization of the graded muscle contractions, we applied a digital hand instrument to the procedure of recording SIP signals.
MethodsWe tested the applicability of the digital instrument in the MUNIX technique by assessing the mean values and the reproducibility of the MUNIX involving the abductor pollicis brevis (APB) and the abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscles in 30 healthy adults.
ResultsThe digital dynamometer was successfully applied to the MUNIX measurements of the APB and ADM muscles, and showed high reproducibility across trials.
ConclusionsApplication of the digital instrument would be useful in improving the reliability and reproducibility of MUNIX.
- 关键词：motor neurons; Motor Neuron Disease; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Electromyography
