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Inter‐ and intra‐examiner reliability of nerve conduction measurements in normal subjects
Author(s) -
Chaudhry Vinay,
Cornblath David R.,
Mellits E. David,
Avila Orlando,
Freimer Miriam L.,
Glass Jonathan D.,
Reim Johannes,
Ronnett Gabriele V.,
Quaskey Shirley A.,
Kuncl Ralph W.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410300614
Subject(s) - nerve conduction , reliability (semiconductor) , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , audiology , neuroscience , psychology , physics , power (physics) , quantum mechanics
Nerve conduction studies are widely employed in evaluating patients with peripheral nerve disease and are often used serially to measure disease progression or to assess a therapeutic intervention. We determined the inter‐ and intra‐examiner reliability of electrophysiological data by performing serial nerve conduction studies on 7 normal subjects. A high degree of inter‐examiner reliability was present, but significant inter‐examiner differences were found. Our results suggest that if nerve conduction studies are to be used longitudinally, they should optimally be performed by a single examiner to minimize the degree of variability associated with different examiners.