There are many available books on clinical neurophysiologic testing (EMG and nerve conduction studies) many of them good, and some extremely good. This new book by Mark Ferrante, M.D. is clearly in the forefront of the latter group.
Whereas many books give reasonably clear instruction on how to perfrom EMGs and NCS studies, this book goes very deeply into the technical and physical basis of exactly why a specific technique is used, what its benefits are, and what can be better-understood through a properly-performed examination informed by a thorough understanding of the scientific principals on which such an exam is based.
I don't think that any other of the current crop of books on this topic even comes close to providing the degree of detail that this work does.
The book, though uncommonly detailed and thorough, is not dry, It reads smoothly, complex ideas building incrementally on earlier-introduced basic ideas, using repetition and expansion of concept in a very clever way. Such practical issues as inter-electrode distance, limb temperature, complications of exam techniques -- things briefly touched upon (if indeed memtioned at all) in other books, are given substantial sections and subsections of there own, often with clinical case examples.
Who is this book for? This is not the book for the average practitioner who just wants to run a quick basic study to make a simple diagnosis, allowing and trusting the equipment to do much of his thinking for him.
I would see two prime audiences for this book:
-New trainees or fellows with an interest in neuromuscular disorders, and who might as well get a very solid grounding in these procedures from the very start of their careers.
-Experienced electromyographers who are reasonably adept at performing studies but perhaps less schooled in the basic principals that underlie those studies. They are likely to recieve something of an awakening as they realize the greater depth of understanding possible than they had previously ever considered.
I really cannot reccomend this book too highly. If you perform neurophysiologic studies you really need to read this book. It will be your best ultimate resource and guide.
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