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Résumé anglais : Two hundred consecutive ulnar F wave latencies were evaluated in 30 healthy controls (C) and in 9 patients with mild neuropathy (N). The primary study objective was to determine the F wave sample size required to obtain a reliable F mean latency. A secondary ojective was to explore the diagnostic utility of three F wave parameters : the minimal F wave latency (Fmin), the average F wave latency (Fmean), and the minimal-maximal F wave latency difference (Frange). The study suggests (1) a reliable F mean latency can be obtained by averaging ten F responses; and (2) Fmean and Frange offers promise in increasing the diagnostic utility of the F response in identifying mild neuropathies.

Auteur ancien : TANIGUCHI MH HAYES J RODRIGUEZ AA

Collation : ARCH.PHYS.MED.REHABIL. 1993 74/11 1139-43

Langue : ANGLAIS

Identifiant basis : 1993002090