Nerve Conduction Differences in a Large Clinical Population: The Role of Age and Sex.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The normal limits of nerve conduction studies are commonly determined by testing healthy subjects. However, in comprehensive real-life nerve conduction electrodiagnostic (EDX) evaluations, multiple nerves are tested, including normal nerves, for purposes of comparison with abnormal ones.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the average values of normal nerve conduction studies in a large population and examined the influence of age and sex.

Methods

EDX parameters were extracted from an electronic database of studies performed from May 2016 to February 2022. Established normal values were used to determine the classification of a nerve study as normal.

Results

We identified 10,648 EDX reports with 5077 normally interpreted nerve conduction studies (4

SUBMITTER: Shelly S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10578272 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature