Table 1. Nerve conduction velocity studies done on day 2 vs day 7 of illness.
Nerve study | D2 of illness | D7 of illness | D2 of illness | D7 of illness |
Left extremity | Right extremity | |||
Median nerve | ||||
SAP (index-wrist) | 17 µV, 56 m/s | 6 µV, 58 m/s | 17 µV, 53m/s | Not done |
SAP (palm-wrist) | 31 µV, 55m/s | Not done | 53 µV, 51 m/s | |
SAP (wrist-elbow) | 18 µV, 64 m/s | 13 µV, 68 m/s | ||
MCV | 56 m/s | 63 m/s | 64 m/s | |
Distal latency | 3.2 ms | 3.7 ms | 3.2 ms | |
CMAP (wrist) | 15.1 mV | 3 mV | 12/5 mV | |
CMAP (elbow) | 14.7 mV | 3.3 mV | 11.9 mV | |
F-wave to abductor pollicis brevis | 23.8 ms | No clear F-wave | 23.9 ms | |
Ulnar nerve | ||||
SAP (digit 5-wrist) | 8 µV, 56 m/s | No response | 12 µV, 51 m/s | Not done |
MCV (forearm) | 57 m/s | 68 m/s | 67 m/s | |
MCV (across elbow) | 55 m/s | 62 m/s | 62 m/s | |
Distal latency | 3.0 ms | 2.9 ms | 3.6 ms | |
CMAP (wrist) | 11.2 mV | 3.6 mV | 10.5 mV | |
CMAP (elbow) | 10.8 mV | 3.5 mV | 10.4 mV | |
CMAP (above elbow) | 7.1 mV | 1.8 mV | 8.8 mV | |
F-wave to abductor digiti minimi | 24.8 ms | No clear F-wave | 23.4 ms | |
Radial nerve | ||||
SAP | 21 µV, 55 m/s | No response | 22 µV, 51 m/s | Not done |
Sural nerve | ||||
SAP | 21 µV, 54 m/s | No response | 27 µV, 53 m/s | No response |
Common peroneal nerve | ||||
SAP | 12 µV, 47 m/s | Not done | 12 µV, 47 m/s | Not done |
MCV (leg) | 56 m/s | 41 m/s | 55 m/s | 40 m/s |
MCV (across knee) | 52 m/s | 41 m/s | 53 m/s | 42 m/s |
Distal latency | 4.2 ms | 5.9 ms | 3 ms | 3.1 ms |
CMAP (ankle) | 4.7 mV | 0.1 mV | 3.5 mV | 1.1 mV |
CMAP (knee) | 4.6 mV | 0.1 mV | 3.4 mV | 0.1 mV |
CMAP (above knee) | 4.3 mV | 0.7 m | 2.8 mV | 0.4 mV |
Post. tibial nerve | ||||
MCV | 50 m/s | 53 m/s | 56 m/s | 51 m/s |
Distal latency | 3 ms | 4 ms | 3.9 ms | 4.3 ms |
CMAP (ankle) | 15.5 mV | 7.6 mV | 14 mV | 5.2 mV |
CMAP (knee) | 13.6 mV | 5.7 mV | 12.3 mV | 4.3 mV |
F-wave to abductor hallucis | 43.2 ms | No clear F-wave | 43.6 ms | No clear F-wave |
H-reflex | No response | No response | No response | No response |