Originally Posted by anabanana

Hello everybody,

Can EMG/NCV be within norm, with debilitating muscle weakness and still be a neuropathy?

I was looking up a neurologist at a teaching hospital in the peripheral neuropathy specialty, and encountered a very discouraging review from a patient who saw her. This doctor said that if it doesn't show on emg/ncv, there is no neuropathy. Than normal emg/ncv rules out neuropathy. This patient was later diagnosed with some neuropathy...she said that neuropathies should to be investigated along with normal emg/ncv studies.

I find it frightening that someone who's an expert would say that, because as I see patients commenting the same scenerio online, it seems that some have neuropathy symptoms with normal emg/ncv.

Why aren't these experts not looking beyond EMG/NCV?
There must be people on this board who have the same experience?

Any personal insight would be appreciated...

Thanks!