The ENMG department is embedded in the Neuromuscular Center Zurich.
During an ENMG examination, different examination methods are used depending on the clinical question:
- Electroneurography (ENG): Determination of nerve conductivity by means of electrical stimulation.
- Electromyography (EMG): Analysis of electrical muscle activity by means of needle examination.
- Examination of the motor end plate: measurement of signal transmission from the nerve to the muscle using repetitive (repeated) nerve stimulation and stimulated single-fiber ENMG (ssFEMG)
- Autonomic function testing: examination of the autonomic nervous system by determining the sympathetic sudomotor response (SSR) and the R-R interval variation
- Motor evoked potentials (MEP): Examination of the motor nerves in the spinal cord and brain
by means of magnetic pulses.
In addition to these diagnostic ENMG examinations, we carry out a botulinum toxin consultation in collaboration with the Parkinson’s/movement disorders and stroke/neuroangiology departments, where patients with focal movement disorders or spasticity are treated.
- Focal dystonia: e.g. torticollis spasmodicus, writer’s cramp
- Facial movement disorders: e.g. blepharospasm, facial hemispasm
- Focal spasticity: e.g., following a stroke, cerebral palsy, or trauma
