Sensory conduction in medial plantar nerve: normal values, clinical applications, and a comparison with the sural and upper limb sensory nerve action potentials in peripheral neuropathy.

Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry ·Vol. 40 ·No. 12 ·1977-12-00 ·Pages 1168-81

Guiloff RJ, Sherratt RM

Abstract

A method for recording the medial plantar sensory nerve action potential at the ankle with surface electrodes is described. Normal values in 69 control subjects are given and compared with the sural sensory nerve action potential in the same limb in the same subjects. Clinical applications were studied in 33 patients. The procedure may be applied in the diagnosis of L4-5 nerve plexus or root lesions, lesions of the sciatic, posterior tibial, and medial plantar nerves, and is a more sensitive test than other sensory nerve action potentials in the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy.

MeSH Terms

Action Potentials Adolescent Adult Aged Ankle/innervation Electromyography Female Foot/innervation Humans Leg/innervation Male Middle Aged Motor Neurons/physiopathology Neural Conduction Neuromuscular Diseases/physiopathology Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/physiopathology Sciatic Nerve/physiopathology Sensory Receptor Cells/physiopathology Spinal Nerve Roots/physiopathology Spinal Nerves/physiopathology Sural Nerve/physiopathology

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Guiloff R J

Sherratt R M

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry

Abbr.

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry

ISSN

0022-3050

DOI

10.1136/jnnp.40.12.1168

Published

1977-12-00

Pages

1168-81

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

2985191R

PMCID

PMC492940

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