Limitations on the clinical utility of the ulnar dorsal cutaneous sensory nerve action potential.
Clin Neurophysiol
; 111(7): 1208-10, 2000 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To validate the clinical use of the ulnar dorsal cutaneous (UDCN) sensory nerve action potential (SNAP) in the topographical analysis of ulnar mononeuropathies and in the process of choosing a sensory nerve for biopsy.METHODS:
We surveyed the UDCN SNAP electrophysiological characteristics in both hands of 97 normal volunteers aged 10-84 years. The nerve was recorded from the 4th intermetacarpal space with subcutaneous needle electrodes and percutaneous stimulation was carried out at the wrist.RESULTS:
In agreement with other studies, the mean conduction velocity was 58. 6+/-6.7 m/s, but the mean and the lower normal value of the amplitude (32 and 14.7 microV) were significantly higher than previous known data. An important finding was that in 21% of our population study, the UDCN SNAP was absent on at least one side, or a significant degree of asymmetry between the left and right sides was present.CONCLUSION:
The UDCN SNAP is technically easy to obtain, but the high frequency of asymmetric or absent potentials detected in this study implies that caution should be taken in using this SNAP in clinical practice.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Nervo Ulnar
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Potenciais de Ação
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Neurophysiol
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article