Assessment of surface electromyography during orofacial Praxis in healthy subjects

S. Cadavid-Arboleda, Lina Marcela Ramirez-Arbelaez, E. Perez-Giraldo, S. Restrepo-Agudelo, S. Roldan-Vasco, J. C. Suarez-Escudero, G. Cantillo-Mackenzie, C. L. Bedoya-Londono, L. Martinez-Moreno, A. Orozco-Duque

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    Abstract

    Traumatic Brain Injury or injuries involving the posterior region of the brain can cause orofacial apraxia. Rehabilitation and diagnosis of pathologies associated with apraxias require better tools to evaluate and quantify the muscles activation during praxis performing. Developing a protocol to acquire surface electromyography (sEMG) from small muscles associated with orofacial praxis is necessary for the quantitative valuation of apraxias. In this paper we aim to test the use of Ag/AgCl electrodes with 20 mm diameter respect to Au electrodes with 7 mm diameter to acquire sEMG from orofacial muscles. Our findings show that there is not statistically significant difference between medians of Ag/AgCl and Au measures. We recommend the use of Ag/AgCl in the masseter region and Au electrodes in the orbicularis oris and other small muscles.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication7th Latin American Congress on Biomedical Engineering, CLAIB 2016
    EditorsJohn Bustamante, Daniel A. Sierra, Isnardo Torres
    PublisherSpringer Verlag
    Pages165-168
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Print)9789811040856
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2017
    Event7th Latin American Congress on Biomedical Engineering, CLAIB 2016 - Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
    Duration: 26 Oct 201628 Oct 2016

    Publication series

    NameIFMBE Proceedings
    Volume60
    ISSN (Print)1680-0737

    Conference

    Conference7th Latin American Congress on Biomedical Engineering, CLAIB 2016
    Country/TerritoryColombia
    CityBucaramanga, Santander
    Period26/10/1628/10/16

    Bibliographical note

    Publisher Copyright:
    © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017.

    Keywords

    • Apraxia
    • Orofacial praxis
    • Signal processing
    • Surface electromyography

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