Correlation of age and the diameter of the cervical nerve roots C5 and C6 during the first 2 years of life analyzed by high-resolution ultrasound imaging.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To analyze the increase in diameter of the nerve roots C5 and C6 in early childhood.

Methods

The nerve roots of 56 children aged 0 days to 10 years (47 younger than 2 years) were examined by high-resolution ultrasound imaging. The correlation of diameter and age was statistically tested and a logarithmic regression analysis was performed to develop a logarithmic growth model.

Results

The increase in nerve root diameter is greatest during the first 2 years of life and then the growth rate decreases steadily. The relationship between age and diameter follows a logarithmic curve (p < 10^-8 ).

Interpretation

The main increase in the diameter of the nerve roots happens in the first 2 years of life. Comparing data from a previous study, our data also su

SUBMITTER: van der Linde J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9392521 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature