Motor Unit Recruitment - Electrodiagnostic Testing

Electrodiagnostic Testing

In medical electrodiagnostic testing for a patient with weakness, careful analysis of the "motor unit action potential" (MUAP) size, shape, and recruitment pattern can help in distinguishing a myopathy from a neuropathy.

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