Utility of Amplitudes of Positive Sharp Waves and Fibrillation Potentials

Abstract

Objective: Fibrillation potentials and positive sharp waves are pathologic spontaneous potentials which originate disconnection anywhere betweenanterior hornof medulla spinalisto muscle fiber in the motor unit. In clinical practice, the presence and if present the intensity of the spontaneous denervation potentials has been evaluated. In this study, the relations between their amplitudes and parameters like lesion duration, lesion type, level of lesion, age of patient and size of recorded muscle were aimed to be examined beside the presence of spontaneous denervation potentials.