Slowing of nerve conduction velocity in hemiplegia: possible factors.
A study of nerve conduction velocities in ulnar and peroneal nerves bilaterally in 27 hemiplegic patients revealed a statistically significant slowing in the affected limbs compared with the unaffected limbs, and a slowing of both compared with the standards for completely normal subjects. These results suggest that the upper motor lesion affects the function of the lower motor neuron. Proposed causes include a demonstrated lower skin temperature, a possible atrophic thinning of the fibers and other less plausible factors.
D000200:Action Potentials; D000328:Adult; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D004576:Electromyography; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000503:physiopathology; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012881:Skin Temperature; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*