Needle EMG Guided Injection References

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• 1) Botulinum toxin injection for spasmodic torticollis :increased magnitude of benefit with electromyographic assistance. Comella CL, Buchman AS, Tanner CM, Brown-Toms NC, Goetz CG.: Neurology, 1992 APr;42(4):878-82
• 2) Automated analysis of electromyography (EMG) recordings during botulinum injection. Hunter DG, Nguyen T, Patel SN, Repka MX : Pediatr Ophthalmol Stabismus. 1996 Sep-Oct;33(5):241-6 
• 3) Injection techniques for Botulinum toxin using electromyography and electrical stimulation. O'Brien CF: Muscle NErve Suppl. 1997;6:S176-80
• 4) Electromyographic evaluation of cervical dystonia for planning of Botulinum toxin therapy. Dressler D.: Eur J Neurol, 2000Nov;7(6):713-8
• 5) Surface electromyography apparatus as a measurement device for biofield research: results from a single case study. Forbes MA, Rust R. Becker GJ; J Altern Complement MEd. 2004 Aug;10(4):617-26
• 6) Utility of an EMG mapping study in treating Cervical Dystonia. Van Ferpen JA, Matxumoto Jy, Ahiskog JE, Maraganore DM, McManis PG: Muscle Nerve. 2000 Nov;23(11):1752-6
• 7) Electromyographic guidance in injecting Botulinum toxin. Klein AW, Mantell A. Dermatol Sureg. 1998 Nov;24(11):1184-6
• 8) Accuracy of muscle localization without EMG: implications for treatment of limb dystonia. Molloy FM, Shill HA, Kaelin-Lang A, Karp BI. Neurology 2002 Mar 12;58(5):805-7
• 9) EMG support in Botulinum toxin treatment. Monnier G, Parratte B. Tatu L, Cosson A, Michel F, Metton G. Ann Readapt Med Phys 2003 Jul;46(6):380-5
• 10) Localizing muscles for botulinum toxin treatment of focal hand dystonia. Geenen C, Consky E, Ashby P. Can J Neurol Sci 1996 Aug;23(3):194-7
• 11) Needle EMG guidance for injection of botulinum toxin. Needle EMG guidance is useful. Barbano RL.  Muscle Nerve 2001 Nov;24(11):1567-8
• 12) Needle EMG guidance for injection of botulinum toxin. Needle EMG guidance is rarely required. Jankovic J. Muscle nerve. 2001 NOve;24(11):1568-70
• 13) The finding and evaluation of EMG-guided Botox® injection in cervical dystonia. Lee LH, Chang WN, Chang CS. Acta Neurol Taiwan 2004; 13(2): 71–6
• 14) Dilution, storage, and electromyographic guidance in the use of botulinum toxins. Mantell AM.Dermatol Clin 2004; 22(2): 135–6
• 15) Clinical Uses of Botulinum Toxin. Fishman, P.S. Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Medicine. Vol.5, No.4 April 2005: 176-182
• 16) Electromyographic guidance of botulinum toxin treatment in cervical dystonia. Dubinsky RM, Gray CS, Vetere-Overfield B, Koller WC. Clin Neuropharmacol. 1991 Jun;14(3):262-7.
• 17) Botulinum toxin in cervical dystonia: low dosage with electromyographic guidance. Brans JW, de Boer IP, Aramideh M, Ongerboer de Visser BW, Speelman JD. Neurol. 1995 Aug;242(8):529-34.
• 18) Pain Management, vice-president's column, Farmer, B. ST Quarterly, Vol 8, Issue 1: Spring 2006 (National Spasmodic Torticollis Association )
• 19) Treatment of cervical dystonia with botulinum toxins. Comella, C. L. & Thompson, P. D. (2006) European Journal of Neurology 13 (s1), 16-20.
• 20) Pathophysiologic and electrophysiologic mechanisms of myofascial trigger points. Hong CZ, Simons DG: Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1998 Jul; 79(7): 863-72
• 21) Botulinum Toxin Type A in Pain Management. Martin K. Childers, Daniel J. Wilson and Diane Simison. Demos Medical Publishing, New York, 1999. 136 pp., ISBN 0-986342-22-4.
• 22) Crocodile tears syndrome: botulinum toxin treatment under EMG guidance. Kizkin S, Doganay S, Ozisik HI, Ozcan C. Funct Neurol. 2005 Jan-Mar;20(1):35-7.
• 23) Botulinum toxin in cervical dystonia: low dosage with electromyographic guidance. J. W. M. Brans¹   , I. P. de Boer¹, M. Aramideh¹, J. D. Speelman¹ and B. W. Ongerboer de Visser²Journal of Neurology, Volume 242, Number 8 / August, 1995
• 24) Secondary nonresponsiveness to botulinum toxin A in cervical dystonia: the role of electromyogram-guided injections, botulinum toxin A antibody assay, and the extensor digitorum brevis test. Cordivari C, Misra VP, Vincent A, Catania S, Bhatia KP, Lees AJ.  Mov Disord. 2006 Oct;21(10):1737-41
• 25) Feasibility of electromyography (sEMG) in measuring muscular activity during spinal anaesthesia in patients undergoing knee arthroplasty. L. Niemi-Murola¹* and M. Paloheimo^. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Volume 49 Issue 4 Page 558 - April 2005
• 26) Treatment of bruxism in Huntington's disease with botulinum toxin. Nash MC, Ferrell RB, Lombardo MA, Williams RB. Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2004 Summer;16(3):381-2. 
• 27) Low-Dose Treatment of Cervical Dystonia, Blepharospasm and Facial Hemispasm with Albumin-Diluted Botulinum Toxin Type A under EMG Guidance
  28) An Open Label Study. Jens D. Rollnik^a, Mike Matzke^a, Kai Wohlfarth^a, Reinhard Dengler^a, Hans Bigalke  European Neurology 2000;43:9-12