A Sampling of Funded Research Projects


Needle EMG Examination Can Predict Response to Epidural Steroid Injection
Principal Investigator:  Samuel M. Bierner, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Key Dates:  Pilot study funded June 2005; Completed & presented at AANEM's 2009 Annual Meeting

A Randomized, Single-Blinded Study of Ulnar Motor Nerve Conduction in Ulnar Nerve Mononeuropathy of the Elbow Comparing a Standard and 6-cm Technique
Principal Investigator:
Mark E. Landau, MD, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Key Dates: Pilot study funded June 2006; In progress

Investigation of Possible Periodic Paralysis
Principal Investigator: Paul T. Twydell, DO, MS, University of Rochester
Key Dates: Pilot study funded June 2006; In progress

Ultrasonographic Characteristics of the Peripheral Nervous System in Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Principal Investigator:
Lisa D. Hobson-Webb, Duke University
Key Dates: Pilot study funded June 2007; In progress.

Significance of the Absent Sural Response in the Healthy Elderly
Principal Investigator:
Jinny Tavee, MD, Clevelend Clinic
Key Dates: Pilot study funded October 2008; In progress.

Median Nerve Cross-Sectional Area in Adults per Body Mass Index
Principal Investigator: Monica Carrion-Jones, MD, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Key Dates: Pilot study funded October 2009; In progress