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Fredric M. Radoff, MD
Suncoast Medical Clinic, Inc 700 Sixth St S St Petersburg, FL 33701

Arch Neurol. 1982;39(1):67.

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To the Editor.—

I have read the article "Dorsal Cutaneous Ulnar Nerve Conduction: Diagnostic Aid in Ulnar Neuropathy" by Kim et al (ARCHIVES 1981;38:321-322). My concern is the lack of precision used to locate both the recording and stimulating electrodes and thereby establishing the same interelectrode distance for every patient.

When constant interelectrode distances are not used, whether for different patients, retesting the same patient's nerve at different times, or performing a bilateral examination on the same patient, meaningful and reproducible (reliable) results are not possible, since the conduction velocity is a function of that interelectrode distance. I believe this technique can be a valuable addition to electrodiagnosis when better standardized. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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