Reproducibility in nerve conduction studies and F-wave analysis.
Clin Neurophysiol
; 119(9): 2070-3, 2008 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Reproducibility testing of nerve conduction studies and F-wave latencies in a group of healthy volunteers.METHODS:
A total of 32 healthy volunteers underwent sensory and motor nerve conduction studies of the ulnar and tibial nerves, including F-waves, elicited by 32 stimuli, repeated in two different days by the same examiner.RESULTS:
The F-wave latencies showed less variability than the other parameters of conduction studies, and, among them, the F-wave mean latency of the tibial nerve has been the one with the higher reproducibility.CONCLUSIONS:
F-wave latencies were the parameters with best reproducibility, followed by conduction velocities and amplitudes.SIGNIFICANCE:
Our data showed that the F-wave mean latency is a parameter with a high reliability, considering the reproducibility, for sequential studies.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Nervio Tibial
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Nervio Cubital
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Neuronas Motoras
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Conducción Nerviosa
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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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
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOFISIOLOGIA
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil