Electromyogram (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies

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What Affects the Test

Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:

  • Taking medicines, such as muscle relaxants and anticholinergics.
  • Having bleeding, swelling, or too much fat under the skin at the site of the nerves or muscles being tested.
  • Not being able to do what is asked during the test.
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Author: Monica RhodesLast Updated: July 29, 2008
Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Colin Chalk, MD, CM, FRCPC - Neurology

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