Table 2 Comparison of bilateral nerve electromyography in typical CIDP, DADS and LSS.

From: The comparison of MRN, electrophysiology and progression among typical CIDP and atypical CIDP subtypes

 

Typical CIDP (n = 64)

DADS (n = 12)

LSS (n = 10)

P value

Median

Q1–Q3

Median

Q1–Q3

Median

Q1–Q3

Median nerve

MCV (m/s)

42.80

28.90–53.15

45.50

36.90–46.00

46.05

45.43–55.15

0.175

CMAP (mV)

4.30

2.28–7.20

7.20

3.60–9.50

7.45

6.00–9.03

0.016*

F-Lat (ms)

35.70

30.60–49.55

32.20

28.75–35.45

33.90

32.68–34.63

0.256

SCV (m/s)

51.00

43.00–61.20

55.50

50.50–61.95

40.25

34.50–44.13

0.004#, 0.001&

SNAP (uV)

14.20

10.83–23.10

18.00

14.65–36.25

13.45

11.38–15.60

0.075

Ulnar nerve

MCV (m/s)

43.50

33.33–58.80

44.55

34.10–47.43

43.90

42.98–46.58

0.852

CMAP (mV)

5.40

3.16–7.65

5.00

4.43–11.75

9.05

6.63–10.78

0.072

F-Lat (ms)

33.70

28.85–42.08

33.60

32.08–41.78

34.75

33.60–37.70

0.638

SCV (m/s)

56.00

44.25–61.25

55.30

46.50–58.20

41.85

33.43–42.70

0.000#,0.007&

SNAP (uV)

15.00

9.15–22.05

13.00

12.70–35.05

10.15

8.10–12.60

0.105

Radial nerve

SCV (m/s)

56.60

44.38–68.68

55.30

50.90–69.00

42.65

38.63–52.53

0.040#

SNAP (uV)

14.20

10.83–23.10

14.10

13.20–31.70

16.05

15.30–22.33

0.447

Tibial nerve

CMAP (mV)

2.45

0.69–11.28

9.25

0.50–12.15

10.70

6.75–14.15

0.022#

F-Lat (ms)

56.00

50.00–70.40

63.95

62.48–68.85

57.90

55.50–59.00

0.038*

Peroneal nerve

MCV (m/s)

40.00

31.85–42.98

34.40

24.55–36.03

36.20

35.00–36.85

0.140

CMAP (mV)

2.35

0.26–4.18

4.75

0.23–5.13

4.35

3.28–13.50

0.012#

Sural nerve

SCV (m/s)

45.00

38.00–51.90

44.00

41.00–61.30

37.15

36.30–43.58

0.194

SNAP (uV)

10.50

7.20–14.80

3.10

3.00–21.90

13.35

10.75–13.93

0.326

  1. Italic indicates the p < 0.05.
  2. MCV motor nerve conduction velocity, CMAP compound motor action potential, F-Lat F-wave latency, SCV sensory nerve conduction velocity, SNAP sensory nerve action potential.
  3. *Typical CIDP compared with DADS.
  4. #Typical CIDP compared with LSS.
  5. &DADS compared with LSS. Q1 = the first quartile; Q3 = the third quartile.