Peripheral Nerve Diseases

Section I. Anatomy and physiology<br><br>A) Structure and function of peripheral nerve<br>1. Anatomy and histology of the peripheral nerve B.E. Smith (Scottsdale, AZ, USA) <br>2. Physiology and function C. Krarup (Copenhagen, Denmark)<br>B) Types of abnormalities<br>3. Nerve biopsy G. Midroni and J.Bilbao (Toronto, Canada)<br>4. Pathophysiology of demyelination and axonal degeneration B. V. Watson, A. X. Nguyen and W. F. Brown (Ontario, Canada and South Cloud, MN, USA)<br><br>Section II. Methodology and technique in assessing the peripheral nerve<br><br>A) General principles<br>5. Principles of stimulation and recording H. Nodera and R. Kaji (Tokushima, Japan)<br>6. Peripheral motor nerve conduction studies K. H. Levin (Cleveland, OH, USA)<br>7. Sensory nerve conduction studies T.E. Bertorini (Memphis, TN, USA)<br>8. Testing for focal processes: inching in short increments M. E. Landau and W. W. Campbell (Washington, DC, USA)<br>9. Late responses (F waves and A waves): methdology and techniques R. J. Guiloff (London, UK)<br>10. Reflex responses, silent period and long latency responses J. Valls-Solë and G. Deuschl (Barcelona, Spain)<br>11. Nerve root stimulation D. L. Menkes (Memphis, TN,USA )<br>12.Motor unit number estimation in peripheral neuropathies M. B. Bromburg (Salt Lake City, UT, USA)<br>13. Pelvic floor conduction studies D. B.Voduðek (Ljubljana, Slovenia)<br>14. Anomalies of innervation: anatomy and testing <br>J. Gert van Dijk (Leiden, Netherlands)<br>15. Other pitfalls and sources of errors A. Al- Shekhlee and D. C. Preston (Cleveland, OH, USA)<br>16. Collision testing H. W. Sander (New York, NY, USA)<br>17. Assessment of nerve excitability properties in peripheral nerve disease C. S. -Y Lin, M.C. Kiernan, D. Burke and H. Bostock (London, UK and Sydney, Australia)<br>18. Conduction velocity distribution W. Schulte-Mattler (Regensburg, Germany)<br>19. Magnetic stimulation M. Yeh, J. Kimura and T. Yamada (Iowa City, IA, USA)<br>20. Applications of SSEP recordings in the evaluation of the peripheral nervous system M. Yeh, T. Yamada and J. Kimura (Iowa City, IA, USA)<br>21. Electromyographic assessment of peripheral nerve diseases: an overview J. Massey (Durham, NC, USA)<br>22. Autonomic testing F. O.Walker (Winston Salem, NC, USA)<br>23. Normal value determination L.R. Robinson (Seattle, WA, USA)<br>24. Nerves of the head and upper cervical region E. Aul (Iowa City, IA, USA)<br>25. Commonly tested nerves in the shoulder girdle and upper limb V. Tan and N. Murray (London, UK)<br>26. Nerves of the pelvic girdle W. J. Litchy (Rochester, MN, USA)<br>27.Commonly tested nerves in the lower <br>D. G. Larriviere and L.H. Phillips Charlottesville, VA, USA)<br><br>Section III Clinical application<br><br>A) Radiculopathies and plexopathies<br>28.Cervical and thoracic radiculopathies E. S. Date and B. -J. Kim (Palo Alto, CA, USA)<br>29. Brachial plexus lesions W. Trojaborg and J. Payan (Hellerup, Denmark and Twickenham, UK)<br>30.Lumbosacral radiculopathies M. Aminoff (San Francisco, CA, USA)<br>31. Lumbosacral plexopathies A. J. Wilbourn (Cleveland, OH, USA)<br>B) Polyneuropthies <br>32. Neuropathies associated with medical conditions J. W. Teener and J.W. Albers (Ann Arbor, MI, USA)<br>33. Toxic neuropathies J. W. Albers and J. W. Teener (Ann Arbor, MI, USA) <br>34.Guillain- Barré Syndrome D. R. Cornblath and R. A.C. Hughes (Baltimore, MD, USA and London, UK)<br>35.Chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy and multifocal motor neuropathy P. Kelkar and S. A. Muley (Iowa City, IA and Minneapolis, MN, USA) <br>36.Peripheral neuropathies associated with plasma cell dyscrasias C. Grow and J.J. (Washington, DC, USA) <br>37.Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease and related disorders B. E. Shapiro, M. C. Hannibal and P. F. Chance (Cleveland, OH and Seattle WA, USA)<br>38. Other inherited neuropathies K. B. Boylan and V. Chaudhry (Jacksonville, FL and Baltimore, MD, USA)<br>C) Mononeuropathies<br>39. Diseases of cranial nerves and brainstem G. Cruccu and A. Truini (Rome, Italy)<br>40. Diseases of the nerves in the shoulder girdle and upper limb S. Riggans and J. D. England (Billings, MT, USA)<br>41. Diseases of the nerves in the pelvic girdle and lower limb S. J. Oh (Birmingham, AL, USA)<br>42. Other mononeuropathies R. J. Lederman (Cleveland, OH, USA)<br><br>Section IV. Future directions<br><br>43. Developments in the assessment of peripheral nerve function D. Burke and M. C. Kiernan (Sydney, Australia)