SENSORY AND MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION IN THE MEDIAN NERVE IN NORMAL SUBJECTS

2009 ◽  
Vol 194 (1-6) ◽  
pp. 435-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Kamp Nielsen
1973 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-345
Author(s):  
M. O. Wright

1. Maximum motor nerve conduction velocities were determined under standard conditions for the median and ulnar nerves in the right forearm in males: (a) from the general population, (b) from a subnormality hospital, and (c) in males with the XYY sex chromosome abnormality. Distal latencies for these nerves were also measured. 2. No significant differences in maximum peripheral motor nerve conduction were found between the two control populations from the general population and from the subnormality hospital. 3. The maximum motor conduction velocity in the median nerve in the XYY group was significantly slowed when compared with both control groups. In the case of the ulnar nerve, maximum motor conduction was significantly slowed when compared with the general population, but not when compared with the subnormality hospital group. 4. There were no significant differences in the mean distal latencies of either the median or ulnar nerves between the two control groups. 5. In the XYY group, the distal latency in the ulnar nerve was significantly prolonged when compared with both control groups. In the case of the median nerve, the distal latency was prolonged significantly when compared with the general population; when the comparison was made with the subnormality hospital group significant prolongation was also observed but was less marked.


Author(s):  
Meenakshi Garg ◽  
Saurabh Gupta ◽  
Sushma Sood ◽  
Mohita Singh

Background: Cervical radiculopathy is the clinical description of when a nerve root in the cervical spine becomes inflamed or damaged, resulting in a change in neurological function. Neurological deficits, such as numbness, altered reflexes, or weakness, may radiate from the neck into the shoulder, arm, hand, or fingers. Patient also complains of tingling, numbness or loss of sensation along with the nerve root dermatome. It is a substantial cause of disability and morbidity, and its cost-effective evaluation and treatment are crucial so there is a definite need to establish a cost effective, reliable, and accurate means for establishing the diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy. Electrodiagnostic tests are the closest to fulfil these criteria out of which nerve conduction tests are one of the electrodiagnostic test.Methods: In this study motor nerve conduction of ulnar and median nerve done in 30 clinically proven cervical radiculopathy patientsResults: There are significant decrease in the conduction velocity of both nerve (median nerve (51.60±7.5), Ulnar nerve (50.60±5.6)) and significantly increased in the mean latency of both nerve (median nerve (6.02±2.4), ulnar nerve (5.8±1.8)).Conclusions: Authors concluded that MNC is the specific test for the diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy. At least the MNC of both nerves included in diagnostic criteria of cervical radiculopathy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina García Alfonso ◽  
Nancy Molina ◽  
Sonia Patricia Millán Pérez

Objective: To establish normal values of motor and sensory nerve conductions and late responses for the electrodiagnostic laboratory of the hospital universitario San Ignacio. Materials and Methods: Sensory and motor nerve conduction studies were performed on 77 healthy volunteers between 18 and 65 years old, for a total of 154 analyzes, using a standardized technique for measurement. Results: Motor nerve conduction. For the median nerve the latency ≤4.2ms, amplitude ≥3.1mV and conduction velocity ≥50.8m/s. In the ulnar nerve the latency ≤3.6ms, amplitude ≥4.6mV and conduction velocity ≥49m/s. Tibial nerve latency ≤4.4ms, amplitude ≥5mV and conduction velocity ≥41m/s. Peroneal nerve latency ≤4.8ms, amplitude ≥1.6mV and conduction velocity ≥42m/s. Sensory nerve conduction. For the median nerve the latency ≤2.8ms and conduction velocity ≥45m/s. In the ulnar nerve the latency ≤2.7ms and conduction velocity ≥46m/s. Sural nerve latency ≤2.2ms and conduction velocity ≥41m/s. A Shapiro Wilk test was performed, finding that the amplitude parameters for sensory nerve conductions did not follow a normal distribution, so percentile analysis was performed. Only sex showed a statistically significant difference for the parameters of tibial nerve amplitude (p = 0.0099) being greater in women, and latency of the peroneal nerve (p = 0.0091) being greater in men. Conclusion: Normal parameters were established for motor and sensory nerve conductions and late responses for the electrodiagnostic laboratory of the hospital universitario San Ignacio, which mostly correlate with the current reference data, with certain differences that could be related with height and sex, however, additional studies are required to establish this difference.


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