Complete recovery of herpes zoster radiculopathy based on electrodiagnostic study: A case report

Table 1 Initial needle electromyographic study summary

Muscle right	IA	Spontaneous activity		MUAP			Recruitment pattern
		Fibs	Psw	Amp	Dur	Poly
Abductor pollicis brevis	N	-	-	N	N	-	N
Flexor carpi radialis	Incr	-	-	N	N	-	N
Flexor carpi ulnaris	N	-	-	N	N	-	N
Extensor carpi radialis longus	N	-	-	N	N	-	N
Biceps	Incr	-	-	N	N	-	R
Triceps	N	-	-	N	N	-	N
Deltoid	N	1 +	2 +	N	> 12 ms	1 +	R
Brachialis	Incr	-	-	N	N	-	R
Teres minor	N	2 +	2 +	N	N	-	N
Infraspinatus	N	3 +	3 +	N	N	-	R
1st dorsal interosseous	N	-	-	N	N	-	N
Trapezius	N	-	-	N	N	-	N
Cervical paraspinalis (C5/6)	Incr	-	-	N	N	-	N

Amp: Amplitude; Dur: Duration; Fibs: Fibrillation; IA: Insertional activity; Incr: Increased; MUAP: Motor unit action potential; N: Normal; Poly: Polyphasic; Psw: Positive sharp wave; R: Reduced.