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. 2020 Oct 7;10:16697. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73104-1

Table 2.

Comparison of bilateral nerve electromyography in typical CIDP, DADS and LSS.

Typical CIDP (n = 64) DADS (n = 12) LSS (n = 10) P value
Median Q1–Q3 Median Q1–Q3 Median Q1–Q3
Median nerve
MCV (m/s) 42.80 28.90–53.15 45.50 36.90–46.00 46.05 45.43–55.15 0.175
CMAP (mV) 4.30 2.28–7.20 7.20 3.60–9.50 7.45 6.00–9.03 0.016*
F-Lat (ms) 35.70 30.60–49.55 32.20 28.75–35.45 33.90 32.68–34.63 0.256
SCV (m/s) 51.00 43.00–61.20 55.50 50.50–61.95 40.25 34.50–44.13 0.004#, 0.001&
SNAP (uV) 14.20 10.83–23.10 18.00 14.65–36.25 13.45 11.38–15.60 0.075
Ulnar nerve
MCV (m/s) 43.50 33.33–58.80 44.55 34.10–47.43 43.90 42.98–46.58 0.852
CMAP (mV) 5.40 3.16–7.65 5.00 4.43–11.75 9.05 6.63–10.78 0.072
F-Lat (ms) 33.70 28.85–42.08 33.60 32.08–41.78 34.75 33.60–37.70 0.638
SCV (m/s) 56.00 44.25–61.25 55.30 46.50–58.20 41.85 33.43–42.70 0.000#,0.007&
SNAP (uV) 15.00 9.15–22.05 13.00 12.70–35.05 10.15 8.10–12.60 0.105
Radial nerve
SCV (m/s) 56.60 44.38–68.68 55.30 50.90–69.00 42.65 38.63–52.53 0.040#
SNAP (uV) 14.20 10.83–23.10 14.10 13.20–31.70 16.05 15.30–22.33 0.447
Tibial nerve
CMAP (mV) 2.45 0.69–11.28 9.25 0.50–12.15 10.70 6.75–14.15 0.022#
F-Lat (ms) 56.00 50.00–70.40 63.95 62.48–68.85 57.90 55.50–59.00 0.038*
Peroneal nerve
MCV (m/s) 40.00 31.85–42.98 34.40 24.55–36.03 36.20 35.00–36.85 0.140
CMAP (mV) 2.35 0.26–4.18 4.75 0.23–5.13 4.35 3.28–13.50 0.012#
Sural nerve
SCV (m/s) 45.00 38.00–51.90 44.00 41.00–61.30 37.15 36.30–43.58 0.194
SNAP (uV) 10.50 7.20–14.80 3.10 3.00–21.90 13.35 10.75–13.93 0.326

Italic indicates the p < 0.05.

MCV motor nerve conduction velocity, CMAP compound motor action potential, F-Lat F-wave latency, SCV sensory nerve conduction velocity, SNAP sensory nerve action potential.

*Typical CIDP compared with DADS.

#Typical CIDP compared with LSS.

&DADS compared with LSS. Q1 = the first quartile; Q3 = the third quartile.