title: Nerve conduction study among healthy malays. The influence of age, height and body mass index on median, ulnar, common peroneal and sural nerves.
abstract: Nerve conduction study is essential in the diagnosis of focal neuropathies and diffuse polyneuropathies. Age, height and body mass index (BMI) can affect nerve velocities as reported by previous studies. We studied the effect of these factors on median, ulnar, common peroneal and sural nerves among healthy Malay subjects. We observed slowing of nerve conduction velocities (NCVs) with increasing age and BMI (except ulnar sensory velocities). No demonstrable trend can be seen across different height groups except in common peroneal nerve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences.
authors.forename: Mohamed Saufi
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Awang
authors.forename: Jafri Malin
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: Mohd Rusli
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tharakan
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Zabidi Azhar
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Husin
authors.forename: Ahmad Munawir
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hussin
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tahir
authors.forename: Salmi Abdul
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Razak