Table 1

Selected motor nerve conduction studies

Motor nerve
DML (ms)Amplitude (mV)Minimum ‘F’ wave latency (ms)Conduction velocity (m/s)
C1C2NRC1C2NRC1C2NRC1C2NR
L facial (nasalis)5.015.012.5–3.21.01.471–2
R facial (nasalis)4.584.281.01.7
R median (Abductor pollicis brevis)5.384.292.5–3.77.511.0≥537.035.026–3144.4 (forearm)41.7 (forearm)≥50
L ulnar (Abductor digiti minimi)3.083.142.2–3.28.99.7≥537.037.227–3138.0
(forearm)
44.0
(forearm)
≥50
R tibial (Abductor hallucis)9.054.043.2–4.55.26.2≥378.156.848–56
L common peroneal (Extensor digitorum brevis)6.995.253.8–5.52.36.7≥270.955.647–5531.0
(ankle–knee)
41.9
(ankle–knee)
≥40
  • C1 refers to case 1 studies done 2 weeks after the onset of symptoms, C2 refers to case 2 studies 10 days after the onset of symptoms. There were neither conduction blocks nor temporal dispersions.

  • NR, normal range.