Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2015
Journal
Autonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical
Volume
193
First Page
12
Last Page
21
URL with Digital Object Identifier
doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2015.08.004.
Abstract
The technique of microneurography and the assessment of muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) are used in laboratories throughout the world. The variables used to describe MSNA, and the criteria by which these variables are quantified from the integrated neurogram, vary among studies and laboratories and, therefore, can become confusing to those starting to learn the technique. Therefore, the purpose of this educational review is to discuss guidelines and standards for the assessment of sympathetic nervous activity through the collection and analysis of MSNA. This review will reiterate common practices in the collection of MSNA, but will also introduce considerations for the evaluation and physiological inference using MSNA.
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