AANEM Practice Guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for the assessment and treatment of muscle and nerve disorders. Adherence to these guidelines will help ensure relevance, efficiency, cost effectiveness, and diagnostic accuracy in the practice of electrodiagnostic medicine and quality patient care.

Practice Guidelines Topics

• Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
• EDX Studies in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CME Available)
• Cervical Radiculopathy
• Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy (CME Available)  
• Evaluation of Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy
  • The Role of Autonomic Testing, Nerve Biopsy, and Skin Biopsy
  • The Role of Laboratory and Genetic Testing
• Laryngeal Electromyography
• Repetitive Nerve Stimulation & Single Fiber EMG Eval of Adults w/Suspected Myasthenia Gravis (CME Available)
• Utility of EMG Techniques in Evaluating Patients with Suspected Peroneal Neuropathy (CME Available)
• Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
• Usefulness of EDX Techniques in the Evaluation of Suspected Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome (CME Available)
• Ulnar Neuropathy
• Utility of EDX Testing in Evaluating Patients with Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
• Evidence-Based Guideline: Neuromuscular Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Coming soon!)

Consensus Statements

• Consensus Statement: IVIG in the Treatment of Neuromuscular Conditions
• Consensus Criteria for the Diagnosis of Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
• Consensus Criteria for the Diagnosis of Partial Conduction Block
• Consensus Treatment Recommendations for Late-Onset Pompe Disease

The AANEM occasionally receives requests from other organizations to endorse evidence-based practice guidelines.  Leadership is purposeful about gathering input from subject matter experts within the association to assist in the review process which culminates in review and approval by the AANEM Board of Directors.   

Practice guidelines endorsed by the AANEM include:

• AAOS Carpal Tunnel Treatment Guidelines (2008)
• AAN Guideline on the Management of Patients with ALS (2009)
• AAN Guideline on Plasmapheresis in Neurologic Disorders  (2011)
• AAN Guideline on Intraoperative Monitoring (2012)
• AAN Guideline on Intravenous Immunoglobulin in the Treatment of NM Disorders (2012)

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