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Nerve conduction findings according to age
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Indicative sensory conduction findings according to age</font> | ||||
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Median nerve</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Sural nerve</font> | |||
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Age ( n )</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Conduction velocity (m/s)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Amplitude (μV)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Conduction velocity (m/s)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Amplitude (μV)</font> |
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>7 dayI mth (20)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>22.31 (2.16) *</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>6.22 (1.30)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>20.26 (1.55)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>9.12 (3.02)</font> |
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>1–6 mths (23)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>35.52 (6.59)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>15.86 (5.18)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>34.63 (5.43)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>11.66 (3.57)</font> |
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>6–12 mths (25)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>40.31 (5.23)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>16.00 (5.18)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>38.18 (5.00)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>15.10 (8.22)</font> |
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>1–2 yrs (24)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>46.93 (5.03)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>24.00 (7.36)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>49.73 (5.53)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>5. (9.98)</font> |
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>2–4 yrs (22)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>49.51 (3.34)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>24.28 (5.49)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>52.63 (2.96)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>23.27 (6.84)</font> |
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>4–6 yrs (20)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>51.71 (5.16)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>25.12 (5.22)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>53.83 (4.34)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>22.66 (5.42)</font> |
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>6–14 yrs (21)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>53.84 (3.26)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>26.72 (9.43)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>53.85 (4.19)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>26.75 (6.59)</font> |
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Indicative motor conduction findings according to age</font> | ||||||||
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Median nerve</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Peroneal nerve</font> | |||||||
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Age ( n )</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>DML (ms)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>CV (ms)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>F (ms)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>AMP (mV)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>DML (ms)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>CV (ms)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>F (ms)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>AMP (mV)</font> |
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>7 dayI mth (20)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>2.23 (0.29)*</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>25.43 (3.84)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>16.12 (1.5)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>3.00 (0.31)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>2.43 (0.48)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>22.43 (1.22)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>22.07 (1.46)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>3.06 (1.26)</font> |
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>1–6 mths (23)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>2.21 (0.34)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>34.35 (6.61)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>16.89 (1.65)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>7.37 (3.24)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>2.25 (0.48)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>35.18 (3.96)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>23.11 (1.89)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>5.23 (2.31)</font> |
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>6–12 mths (25)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>2.13 (0.19)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>43.57 (4.78)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>17.31 (1.77)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>7.67 (4.45)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>2.31 (0.6)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>43.55 (3.77)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>25.86 (1.35)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>5.41 (2.01)</font> |
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>1–2 yrs (24)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>2.04 (0.18)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>48.23 (4.58)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>17.44 (1.29)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>8.90 (3.61)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>2.29 (0.43)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>51.42 (3.02)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>25.98 (1.95)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>5.80 (2.48)</font> |
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>2–4 yrs (22)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>2.18 (0.43)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>53.59 (5.29)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>17.91 (1.11)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>9.55 (4.34)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>2.62 (0.75)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>55.73 (4.45)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>29.52 (2.15)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>6.10 (2.99)</font> |
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>4–6 yrs (20)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>2.27 (0.45)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>56.26 (6.61)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>19.44 (1.51)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>10.37 (3.66)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>3.01 (0.43)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>56.14 (4.96)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>29.98 (2.68)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>7.10 (4.76)</font> |
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>6–14 yrs (21)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>2.73 (0.44)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>57.32 (3.35)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>23.23 (2.57)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>12.37 (4.79)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>3.25 (0.51)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>57.05 (4.54)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>34.27 (2.29)</font> | <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>8.15 (4.19)</font> |
| <font 11pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>* Mean (SD) DML, distal motor latency; CV, conduction velocity; AMP, amplitude; F, F-wave latency; Adapted from</font> Parano E, Uncini A, De Vivo DC, Lovelace RE (1993) Electrophysiologic correlates of peripheral nervous system maturation in infancy and childhood. J Child Neurol 8 (4):336-8. DOI: 10.1177/088307389300800408 PMID: 8228028. | ||||||||
Source: Forsyth R, Newton R, eds. Paediatric Neurology (Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Paediatrics). 3 ed. ed. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 2017. https://oxfordmedicine.com/view/10.1093/med/9780198784449.001.0001/med-9780198784449.
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