Duchenne de boulogne: Electrodiagnosis of poliomyelitis

Duchenne de Boulogne: electrodiagnosis of poliomyelitis.

Duchenne de Boulogne was among the first to investigate neuromuscular diseases. He stimulated muscle and nerve with moistened surface electrodes, thereby avoiding tissue necrosis. Technique and self-designed equipment are discussed in his first major work de l'électrisation localisée. During his 30 years of practice, he examined several hundred patients with poliomyelitis. With electrodiagnosti...

Duchenne De Boulogne: a pioneer in neurology and medical photography.

Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne was born 200 years ago in Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais, France). He studied medicine in Paris and became a physician in 1831. He practiced general medicine in his native town for about 11 years and then returned to Paris to initiate pioneering studies on electrical stimulation of muscles. Duchenne used electricity not only as a therapeutic agent, as it was c...

Psychological Aspects in Children Affected by Duchenne De Boulogne Muscular Dystrophy

Impairment of intelligence in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients was described by Duchenne de Boulogne himself in 1868. Further studies report intelligence disorders with mayor impairment of memory. The aim of the present study was to assess the presence of affective and personality disorders in a group of children affected by DMD. Twenty six male DMD patients, mean age eleven and four ...

Ophthalmic Electrodiagnosis

Electrodiagnosis of lumbar radiculopathy.

The evaluation of patients with suspected lumbar radiculopathy is one of the most common reasons patients are referred for electrodiagnostic testing. The utility of this study depends on the expertise of the physician who plans, performs, and completes the study. This article reviews the strengths and weaknesses of electrodiagnosis to make this diagnosis, as well as the clinical reasoning of ap...