Professor Jun Kimura, an internationally renowned and legendary pioneer in electrophysiology, has updated and thoroughly revised Electrodiagnosis in Diseases of Nerve and Muscle: Principles and Practice, the essential textbook considered the gold standard for electromyography (EMG) students and practitioners world-wide.
With the support of Dr. Jeffrey Strakowski after the untimely passing of Prof Kimura, this new edition has removed outdated sections that were too theoretical or otherwise inappropriate for the current clinical practice of electrodiagnosis, updated the references, and improved the clarity of the line tracings throughout. Two long-form video lectures with step-by-step real time demonstration of nerve conduction studies of the upper limb and lower limb conclude this new edition and bring Prof Kimura's penultimate edition to a close.
Neurologists and physiatrists who are interested in neuromuscular disorders and noninvasive electrodiagnostic methods, particularly those practicing electromyography, will find this edition to be a must-have on their shelves for years to come.
In Memorium Advance Praise Foreword for the First Edition Part I: Basics of Electrodiagnosis Chapter 1: Anatomic Basis for Localization Chapter 2: Electrical Properties of Nerve and Muscle Chapter 3: Electronic Systems Part II: Nerve Conduction Studies Chapter 4: Anatomy and Physiology of the Peripheral Nerve and Types of Nerve Pathology Chapter 5: Principles of Nerve Conduction Studies Chapter 6: Assessment of Individual Nerves Chapter 7: Facts, Fallacies and Fancies of Nerve Conduction Techniques Part III: Late Response, Reflex and Other Method Chapter 8: Studies of the Facial Nerve and the Blink Reflex Chapter 9: The F wave and the A wave Chapter 10: H, T, and Masseter Reflexes and Silent Period Chapter 11: Other Techniques to Assess the Peripheral Nerve Part IV: Electromyography Chapter 12: Anatomy and Physiology of the Skeletal Muscle Chapter 13: Electromyography and Other Measures of Muscle Function Chapter 14: Types of Electromyographic Abnormalities Chapter 15: Examination of Non-Limb Muscles Chapter 16: Single-Fiber and Macro Electromyography Part V: Neuromuscular Transmission and Muscle Excitability Chapter 17: Anatomy and Physiology of the Neuromuscular Junction Chapter 18: Repetitive Nerve Stimulation and Exercise Tests Part VI: Somatosensory and Motor Evoked Potential and Monitoring Procedures Chapter 19: Somatosensory Evoked Potential Chapter 20: Motor Evoked Potentials Chapter 21: Intraoperative Monitoring Part VII: Disorders of the Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nervous System Chapter 22: Diseases of the Spinal Cord Chapter 23: Radiculopathies and Plexopathies Chapter 24: Polyneuropathies and Mononeuropathies Multiplex Chapter 25: Mononeuropathies and Entrapment Syndromes Part VIII: Disorders of Neuromuscular Junction, Muscle Diseases, and Abnormal Muscle Activity Chapter 26: Myasthenia Gravis, Myasthenic Syndrome and Related Disorders Chapter 27: Myopathies Chapter 28: Neuromuscular Diseases Characterized by Abnormal Muscle Activities Part IX: Interpretation of Study Results Chapter 29: Studies for the Pediatric and Geriatric Population Chapter 30: Data Analysis and Reporting Part X: Appendices Appendix 1: Ethical Consideration in Clinical Practice Appendix 2: Fundamentals of Electronics Appendix 3: Electrical Safety Appendix 4: Historical Review Appendix 5: Upper and Lower Limb Nerve Conduction Studies Videos
Jun Kimura, MD, was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Iowa, USA and Kyoto University, Japan. He received a Bachelor of Technology degree in 1957 and MD in 1961 from Kyoto University in Japan. He moved to the United States as a Fulbright scholar in 1962 for residency training in neurology and fellowship in electrophysiology at the University of Iowa. He has taught at the University of Manitoba in Canada, University of Iowa in the USA, Kyoto University in Japan, and Tiantan Hospital in China. He has published more than 500 original articles, 70 book chapters and 10 books in neurology and electrophysiology. He has served as President of American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AAEM), the Japanese Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (JSCN), the Japanese Society of Neurology (JSN), International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology (IFCN), and the World Federation of Neurology (WFN), and as Editor in Chief of Muscle & Nerve. He held an honorary membership in 22 national societies of neurology and neurophysiology. Dr. Kimura received the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award (1999) and the International Congress of Neuromuscular Diseases Lifetime Achievement Award (2006). The Jun Kimura Outstanding Lectureship was established in his honor in 2019.
