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Intraoperative on‐nerve nerve conduction study and conversion factor in the sural nerve
Author(s) -
Oh Shin J.,
Hemmi Shoji,
Kurokawa Katsumi,
Hatanaka Yuki
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.21696
Subject(s) - sural nerve , nerve conduction velocity , medicine , nerve conduction , sensory nerve , anatomy , sensory system , surgery , neuroscience , biology
To determine the conversion factor (CF) of the sural nerve the correlation between the maximum nerve conduction velocity (NCV) and the diameter of the largest fibers was studied in 30 patients suspected of having neuropathy. Sensory nerve action potentials were obtained by on‐nerve needle nerve conduction study using needle electrodes placed on the exposed sural nerve during biopsy. The CF was 4.3 ( n = 2) in normal sural nerves and close to the normal value (3.85, n = 4) in axonal neuropathy. The CF in demyelinating neuropathy was smaller than the normal value (2.77, n = 24), indicating disproportionately slower conduction than expected from the diameter of nerve fibers. The CF was helpful in differentiating between demyelinating and axonal neuropathies. We propose that a 36% decrease from the mean value of NCV is a reasonable criterion for demyelination of the nerve. Muscle Nerve, 2010