Normative reference values for the dorsal sural nerve derived from a large multicenter cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Dorsal sural nerve conduction studies (NCS) may increase the sensitivity for the diagnosis of polyneuropathy, but clinical use is limited by a lack of reliable normative reference values in all age-groups. The aim of our study was to develop reference values for the dorsal sural nerve, based on a large multicenter cohort of healthy subjects.

Methods

Bilateral antidromic NCS were performed using standard surface electrodes in 229 healthy subjects (aged 21-80 years; median: 54 years). We assessed the normality of data distribution for amplitudes and conduction velocity (CV) and for their logarithmic (ln) transformation. The effects of age and height were determined using linear regression analysis.

Results

Sensory potentials were present in all subjects. Loga

SUBMITTER: Kroigard T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8473014 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature