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Conduction Studies

Michael Cherington, MD

Arch Neurol. 1968;18(6):708-709.

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NERVE conduction studies are a valuable clinical tool in the localization and diagnosis of peripheral nerve lesions. Many of the cranial nerves are too deeply situated for the clinical application of this test. However, two cranial nerves can be rather easily studied: the seventh and the eleventh. Conduction time changes have been helpful in early detection of external compression of the seventh nerve. A search of the American and English literature has revealed several papers dealing with conduction measurements in diseases of the facial nerve^1-3 but no electrical conduction time data on the accessory nerve. The purpose of this report is to present normal accessory nerve conduction times and also to present a case where the latency was prolonged.

Report of a Case

The patient is a 57-year-old design engineer who gave a chief complaint of "loss of voice" which began six years previously. The patient use . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Denver

From the Division of Neurology, University of Colorado Medical Center, and the Electromyography Service, Mercy Hospital, Denver.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Nov 16, 1967; accepted Dec 4.

Reprint requests to Division of Neurology, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver 80220 (Dr. Cherington).

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