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. 2018 Aug 21;18:121. doi: 10.1186/s12883-018-1130-4

Table 3.

Nerve conduction studies of patients with segmental zoster paresis

P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8
CMAP of nerves (mV)
 Axillary 12.1(53%↓) 3.5(77%↓) normal 4.4(51%↓) normal 6.4(66%↓)
 Suprascapular 1.7(84%↓) 3.3(76%↓)
 Musculocutaneous 7.3(61%↓) 4.5(52%↓) normal 3.6(62%↓) normal normal
 Median normal normal 6.2(51%↓) 1.4(83%↓) normal normal
 Ulnar normal normal 5.3(53%↓) normal normal normal
 Radial normal normal 5.2(55%↓) normal 4.1(63%↓) normal
 Peroneal NR 0.7(75%↓)
 Tibial 3.0(79%↓) normal
SNAP of nerves (μV)
 Median normal NR normal NR 2.3(77%↓) normal
 Ulnar normal normal 2.8(60%↓) normal normal normal
 Radial normal normal normal NR 4.5(64%↓) normal
 Superficial peroneal NR NR
 Sural NR normal

The amplitudes of CMAPs and SNAPs were compared with contralateral side

CMAP compound muscle action potential, SNAP sensory nerve action potential, μV microvolt, mV millivolt, NR no response