Comparison of Proximal and Distal Techniques for the Medial Antebrachial Cutaneous Sensory Nerve Conduction Study. 2022

Devon I Rubin, and Christopher J Lamb
Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.

OBJECTIVE The medial antebrachial cutaneous (MAC) sensory nerve conduction study (NCS) is a technique performed to evaluate for medial cord/lower trunk plexopathies. Low-amplitude responses and muscle artifact pose technical challenges for MAC NCS. To compare the recorded sensory NCS responses using a proximal MAC (pMAC) NCS technique with a distal (dMAC) technique.To compare the recorded sensory NCS responses using a proximal MAC (pMAC) NCS technique with a distal (dMAC) technique. METHODS Adults referred to our neurophysiology laboratory for whom MAC NCS were clinically indicated were included. Medial antebrachial cutaneous NCS were performed using dMAC (stimulating at the elbow) and pMAC (stimulating in upper arm) techniques. Amplitudes and peak latencies were compared. RESULTS Forty-eight patients (82 arms: 39 right and 43 left) were studied. The mean amplitude difference (95% confidence interval) in right pMAC over right dMAC was 4.4 μV (range, 2.78-6.09 μV; P < 0.0001) and that of left pMAC over left dMAC was 5.23 μV (range, 3.35-7.12 μV; P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS The pMAC technique recorded larger mean amplitudes than the dMAC technique, which may improve the technical reliability and diagnostic accuracy when identifying plexopathies.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009431 Neural Conduction The propagation of the NERVE IMPULSE along the nerve away from the site of an excitation stimulus. Nerve Conduction,Conduction, Nerve,Conduction, Neural,Conductions, Nerve,Conductions, Neural,Nerve Conductions,Neural Conductions
D004550 Elbow Region of the body immediately surrounding and including the ELBOW JOINT.
D005542 Forearm Part of the upper extremity in humans and primates extending from the ELBOW to the WRIST. Antebrachium,Antebrachiums,Forearms
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000200 Action Potentials Abrupt changes in the membrane potential that sweep along the CELL MEMBRANE of excitable cells in response to excitation stimuli. Spike Potentials,Nerve Impulses,Action Potential,Impulse, Nerve,Impulses, Nerve,Nerve Impulse,Potential, Action,Potential, Spike,Potentials, Action,Potentials, Spike,Spike Potential
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D015203 Reproducibility of Results The statistical reproducibility of measurements (often in a clinical context), including the testing of instrumentation or techniques to obtain reproducible results. The concept includes reproducibility of physiological measurements, which may be used to develop rules to assess probability or prognosis, or response to a stimulus; reproducibility of occurrence of a condition; and reproducibility of experimental results. Reliability and Validity,Reliability of Result,Reproducibility Of Result,Reproducibility of Finding,Validity of Result,Validity of Results,Face Validity,Reliability (Epidemiology),Reliability of Results,Reproducibility of Findings,Test-Retest Reliability,Validity (Epidemiology),Finding Reproducibilities,Finding Reproducibility,Of Result, Reproducibility,Of Results, Reproducibility,Reliabilities, Test-Retest,Reliability, Test-Retest,Result Reliabilities,Result Reliability,Result Validities,Result Validity,Result, Reproducibility Of,Results, Reproducibility Of,Test Retest Reliability,Validity and Reliability,Validity, Face

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