Care and treatment of neuromuscular disorders
Maine Medical Center provides comprehensive neurological evaluations for peripheral nerve and muscle conditions, including electrophysiological testing. Our neuromuscular specialists care for patients with a variety of acquired, autoimmune and inherited disorders of the:
- Nerves (neuropathies)
- Muscles (myopathies)
- Neuromuscular junction (myasthenia gravis)
- Anterior horn cells (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
Multi-disciplinary muscular dystrophy clinic
Expert neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic care, close to home
- AANEM Accredited Electrodiagnostic Laboratory
- Multidisciplinary muscular dystrophy clinics
- General neuromuscular clinics
- Nerve disorders such as:
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
- Neuropathies related to other general diseases, such as diabetes
- Neuromuscular junction disorders such as:
- Myasthenia gravis
- Myopathies (muscle diseases) such as:
- Muscular dystrophies
- Myositis
- Inherited myopathies
- Motor neuron disorders such as:
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Spinal muscular atrophy
- Focal neuropathies including carpal tunnel syndrome
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Foot drop
Our neuromuscular services include:
- General neuromuscular clinics
- Dedicated muscular dystrophy clinics
- Nerve conduction studies
- Electromyography (EMG)
- EMG is a diagnostic test used to help diagnose disorders of the peripheral nervous system. EMG tests are usually performed in combination with nerve conduction studies.
- Skin biopsies to evaluate epidermal nerve fiber density
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Talk to your primary care physician or pediatrician about a referral to our practice for yourself or a loved one.
