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. 2024 Apr 10;16(4):e57993. doi: 10.7759/cureus.57993

Table 1. Nerve conduction velocity studies done on day 2 vs day 7 of illness.

SAP: sensory nerve action potential measured in µV, microvolts; MCV: motor conduction velocity measured in m/s, meters/seconds; distal latency measured in ms, milliseconds; CMAP: compound muscle action potential measured in mV, millivolts

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