The Specificity of Near Nerve Method on Sural Nerve Conduction Studies

Abstract

Objectives:To determine the false positive rate of sural nerve conduction studies for healthy subjects.Materials and Methods:We performed sural nerve conduction studies for 23 healthy subjects using both nerve-nerve technique and surface recording.Results:We found three abnormal results in the sural nerve-nerve technique. However, all those patients had normal results in the surface recording.Conclusion:The surface recording is recommended for suspicious cases in order to approve the abnormal results in the near-nerve technique.

Keywords

• polyneuropathy
• sural nerve
• near-nerve technique
• surface electrode recording
• nerve conduction study