Table 2.
Parameters of nerve conduction studies of median nerve in the paretic hand of 39 stroke patients
First study | Second study | P | |
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Distal latency-M (m/sec) | 3.4 ± 6.6 | 3.8 ± 0.5 | 0.039 |
Amplitude-M (mV) | 6.2 ± 1.7 | 6.1 ± 1.2 | 0.170 |
Conduction velocity-M (m/sec) | 65.2 ± 7.2 | 62.3 ± 6.7 | 0.051 |
Onset latency-S (m/sec) | 2.8 ± 0.3 | 3.0 ± 0.1 | 0.045 |
Amplitude-S (mV) | 15.7 ± 7.1 | 12.1 ± 6.1 | 0.055 |
Conduction velocity-S (m/sec) | 59.1 ± 6.5 | 51.7 ± 4.2 | 0.031 |
M: Motor fibers; S: Sensory fibers