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Originally Posted by mindovermatter
Well the fact they found nerves on the EMG means that they found some affected large nerves (right? or am i simplifying this?).
Also, thanks for sharing this. I'm going to lock the doctor in during my EMG until I know we explored everything.
PS: Good word there, "idiosyncratic."
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Yes, I have large fiber neuropathy (LFN) as well as SFN. Hereditary neuropathy causes both to develop- the first causing the sensory loss, the second the muscular atrophy. This is a little simplistic as the whole effect is greater than the sum of its parts.
Small, unmyelinated fibers do not show up on an EMG, that is why the skin biopsy is so important. You can have very severe SFN with a perfect EMG.
If you have pinched nerves they should show up on the EMG.