Guidelines
AANEM guidelines and consensus statements provide evidence based recommendations for the assessment and treatment of muscle and nerve disorders. Adherence to these documents will help ensure relevance, efficiency, cost effectiveness, and diagnostic accuracy
in the practice of electrodiagnostic (EDX) medicine and quality patient care.
To develop these guidelines and consensus statements, AANEM works with physicians who specialize in neuromuscular (NM) and EDX medicine. They are developed, in part, to meet the demands of payers, accrediting bodies, and maintenance of certification and licensure programs, helping them determine the appropriate standard of care in NM medicine. If the resources you need are not listed below, please contact policy@aanem.org and our staff will help you find answers.
To develop these guidelines and consensus statements, AANEM works with physicians who specialize in neuromuscular (NM) and EDX medicine. They are developed, in part, to meet the demands of payers, accrediting bodies, and maintenance of certification and licensure programs, helping them determine the appropriate standard of care in NM medicine. If the resources you need are not listed below, please contact policy@aanem.org and our staff will help you find answers.
COVID-19
Nerve Conduction Techniques
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Establishing High-Quality Reference Values for NCS: From the Normative Data Task Force of AANEM
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Electrodiagnostic Reference Values for Upper and Lower Limb NCS in Adult Populations
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Printable Motor and Sensory Value Charts
Pediatric EDX Testing
Neuromuscular Disorders (General)
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Somatosensory Evoked Potentials: Clinical Uses
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Consensus Statement: IVIG in the Treatment of Neuromuscular Conditions
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Consensus Criteria for the Diagnosis of Partial Conduction Block
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2022 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Evaluation and Management of Arrhythmic Risk in Neuromuscular DisordersEndorsed by AANEM
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Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Cardiac AmyloidosisEndorsed by AANEM
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AAN Guideline on Plasmapheresis in Neurologic DisordersEndorsed by AANEM
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AAN Guideline on Intravenous Immunoglobulin in the Treatment of Neuromuscular DisordersEndorsed by AANEM
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AAN Guideline on Intraoperative MonitoringEndorsed by AANEM
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AAN Guideline on Botulinum NeurotoxinEndorsed by AANEM
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
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AAN Guideline on the Care of the Patient with ALS: Multidisciplinary Care, Symptom Management, and Cognitive/Behavioral ImpairmentEndorsed by AANEM
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AAN Guideline on the Care of the Patient with ALS: Drug, Nutritional, and Respiratory TherapiesEndorsed by AANEM
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Evidence-Based Guideline: Neuromuscular Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Practice Parameter for EDX Studies in CTS: Summary Statement (including literature review)
Laryngeal
Muscular Dystrophy
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Evidence-Based Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Limb-Girdle and Distal Dystrophies
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Evidence-Based Guideline: Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Management of Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
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Evidence-Based Guideline: Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Mgmt of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
Myasthenia Gravis
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Practice Parameter for RNS and Single Fiber EMG Evaluation of Adults with Suspected MG
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International Consensus Guidance for Management of Myasthenia GravisEndorsed by AANEM
Neuropathy
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Evidence-Based Guideline: NM Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow
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Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
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Utility of EDX Techniques in Evaluating Patients with Suspected Peroneal Neuropathy
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Peroneal Evidence Table/Chief Methodological Characteristics (Table 1)
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Peroneal Method Table/Utility of Specific Studies (Table 2)
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Practice Parameter for Electrodiagnostic Studies in Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow
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Consensus Criteria for the Diagnosis of Multifocal Neuropathy (Consensus Statement)
Polyneuropathy
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Distal Symmetrical Polyneuropathy: Definition for Clinical Research
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Evaluation of Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy: The Role of Autonomic Testing, Nerve and Skin Biopsy
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Evaluation of Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy: The Role of Laboratory and Genetic Testing
Radiculopathy
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Creation of New Guidelines, Consensus Statements, or Position Papers
AANEM members are encouraged to submit ideas for papers that can improve the understanding of the field. The AANEM will review nominated topics on the basis of the following criteria:- Members’ needs
- Prevalence of condition
- Health impact of condition for the individual and others
- Socioeconomic impact
- Extent of practice variation
- Quality of available evidence
- External constraints on practice
- Urgency for evaluation of new practice technology