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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: shiloh, tn
Posts: 91
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: shiloh, tn
Posts: 91
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SFEMG vs EMG
Ok, I had both the EMG & the SFEMG & both tests required needles...sometimes a bit uncomfortable & sometimes painful...the doctors do try not to cause a lot of pain, but it does happen & is usually very brief...my EMG was considered normal as were my antibodies (negative that is), so they went forward to do the Single Fiber EMG... in order to get to a "single fiber" within a muscle that has multitudes, it entails very special technique & "searching" & a very experienced doctor/technician to accomplish this...took hours, or seemed to..& even I could see the decremental changes in the action potential of the test which was positive.....
My weakness is totally "limbic"...both legs & arms, which tends to limit every movement I want to make....the test for the single fiber was done on my face & occular muscles & was quite significant....so far no occular problem...hmmm
just my thoughts, Dottie
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