title: Electrodiagnostic reference values for upper and lower limb nerve conduction studies in adult populations.
abstract: To address the need for greater standardization within the field of electrodiagnostic medicine, the Normative Data Task Force (NDTF) was formed to identify nerve conduction studies (NCS) in the literature, evaluate them using consensus-based methodological criteria derived by the NDTF, and identify those suitable as a resource for NCS metrics.
  
  
  
  A comprehensive literature search was conducted of published peer-reviewed scientific articles for 11 routinely performed sensory and motor NCS from 1990 to 2012.
  
  
  
  Over 7,500 articles were found. After review using consensus-based methodological criteria, only 1 study each met all quality criteria for 10 nerves.
  
  
  
  The NDTF selected only those studies that met all quality criteria and were considered suitable as a clinical resource for NCS metrics. The literature is, however, limited and these findings should be confirmed by larger, multicenter collaborative efforts. Muscle Nerve 54: 371-377, 2016.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andary
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buschbacher
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Del Toro
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Benn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
authors.forename: Yuen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: So
authors.affiliation: Qinqunxx Institute, Rosharon, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Kuno
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pennsylvania, 1800 Lombard Street, First Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19146, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Dillingham
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000294:innervation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000294:innervation*
keywords: guidelines; nerve conduction; nerve conduction studies; normal values; normative data; reference values; standards of practice