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1745286

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-16
pubmed:abstractText
We measured the maximal and minimal motor nerve conduction velocities of the ulnar nerve in 17 patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), 27 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and 40 age-matched control subjects. Crude values of the maximal and minimal motor nerve conduction velocities were reduced in both patient groups, but their difference in each patient was not statistically different from that of a control subject. The conduction velocities adjusted according to each patient's age were faster in SMA patients than in ALS patients. Among patients with either ALS or SMA, the age-adjusted conduction velocities were larger in those who had developed the disease at younger ages and suffered from it for shorter periods of time. These findings suggest that the motor nerve fibers regenerate more in younger patients in the early stages of the disease, particularly in SMA.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0148-639X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1110-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Maximal and minimal motor nerve conduction velocities in patients with motor neuron diseases: correlation with age of onset and duration of illness.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't