INFORMATION FOR PHYSICIANS
If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to neuroecho.se@gmail.com
You can referr a patient via TakeCare or by mail to Vällingby Neuro.
If you wish to referr a self-pay patient please print out the latest or if possible all reports of the patient’s previous neurophysiological exams as well as your referral on paper and send it to us by mail. The patient can then book an appointment and after the exam you will receive a final report to your office by mail.
Time from referral to final report varies. Exams can be booked within 3 weeks, usually the report is the most time consuming task and can take another 2 weeks. In certain cases specialist physicians in neurophysiology are consulted to achieve additional informational benefit in order to provide guidance recommendations outside the echoneurography field, that is when the exam findings suggest a diagnosis that cannot be confirmed with nerve ultrasound.
The biggest benefit of nerve ultrasound is for selected patients that have done electroneurography and preferably electromyography exam as well. If the findings suggest or confirm that a certain nerve is affected and you still need to find out the precise location of a possible nerve entrapment, or you are uncertain of the importance of those findings, nerve ultrasound is a viable choice. Sometimes there are no pathological ENG/EMG findings or only minor ones but the patient still presents with symptoms that point you towards that diagnosis. Then nerve ultrasound is an option to detect changes before they appear on ENG/EMG. Nerve swelling can occur before the degradation of nerve conduction velocity. In some cases risk factors can be observed such as dislocation of the ulnar nerve in the elbow or the presence of anconeus epitroclearis. Hopefully the patient can then become more self aware of the conditions and avoid unnecesary nerve pressure if possible. It can also be motivating and increase compliance to follow recommendations of the physiotherapist such as regular stretching and nerve mobility exercises for the affected area.
INFORMATION FOR PHYSICIANS
If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to neuroecho.se@gmail.com
You can referr a patient via TakeCare or by mail to Vällingby Neuro.
If you wish to referr a self-pay patient please print out the latest or if possible all reports of the patient’s previous neurophysiological exams as well as your referral on paper and send it to us by mail. The patient can then book an appointment and after the exam you will receive a final report to your office by mail.
Time from referral to final report varies. Exams can be booked within 3 weeks, usually the report is the most time consuming task and can take another 2 weeks. In certain cases specialist physicians in neurophysiology are consulted to achieve additional informational benefit in order to provide guidance recommendations outside the echoneurography field, that is when the exam findings suggest a diagnosis that cannot be confirmed with nerve ultrasound.
The biggest benefit of nerve ultrasound is for selected patients that have done electroneurography and preferably electromyography exam as well. If the findings suggest or confirm that a certain nerve is affected and you still need to find out the precise location of a possible nerve entrapment, or you are uncertain of the importance of those findings, nerve ultrasound is a viable choice. Sometimes there are no pathological ENG/EMG findings or only minor ones but the patient still presents with symptoms that point you towards that diagnosis. Then nerve ultrasound is an option to detect changes before they appear on ENG/EMG. Nerve swelling can occur before the degradation of nerve conduction velocity. In some cases risk factors can be observed such as dislocation of the ulnar nerve in the elbow or the presence of anconeus epitroclearis. Hopefully the patient can then become more self aware of the conditions and avoid unnecesary nerve pressure if possible. It can also be motivating and increase compliance to follow recommendations of the physiotherapist such as regular stretching and nerve mobility exercises for the affected area.