On-nerve needle nerve conduction study in the sural nerve: A new technique for evaluation of peripheral neuropathy

Clinical Neurophysiology : Official Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
Shin J OhYuki Hatanaka

Abstract

The objective of this study was to compare the nerve conduction study (NCS) data by the surface electrode (SE)-NCS versus the on-nerve needle (ONN)-NCS and to assess their clinical usefulness in the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy. Sensory compound nerve action potentials (CNAPs) were obtained by the ONN-NCS with needle electrodes placed on the exposed sural nerve during biopsy in 94 patients with peripheral neuropathy. The ONN-NCS is possible in 95% of cases. The ONN-NCS was able to record sensory CNAP in 15% of cases when it was unobtainable in the SE-NCS. The ONN-NCS showed higher amplitude and longer duration of the CNAP but a slower maximum nerve conduction velocity (NCV) than the SE-NCS. The ONN-NCS showed a significantly better concordance with the nerve biopsy findings, especially in demyelinating neuropathy. The ONN-NCS is a better electrophysiological test for the histopathological correlation with nerve biopsy. The ONN-NCS was able to record sensory CNAP in 15% of cases when it was unobtainable in the SE-NCS.

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May 26, 2009·Clinical Neurophysiology : Official Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology·Christian P KammKai M Rösler

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Sep 2, 2015·Clinical Neurophysiology : Official Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology·Thomas Krøigård, Søren H Sindrup

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