Determinants of nerve conduction recovery after nerve injuries: Compression duration and nerve fiber types.
Muscle Nerve
; 52(1): 107-12, 2015 Jul.
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INTRODUCTION: The aims of this study were to determine the influences of: (1) timing of nerve decompression; and (2) nerve fiber types on the patterns of nerve conduction studies (NCS) after nerve injury. METHODS: Nerve conduction studies (NCS) were performed on 3 models of nerve injury: (1) crush injury due to transient nerve compression (crush group); (2) chronic constriction injury (CCI), or permanent compression (CCI group); and (3) CCI with removal of ligatures, or delayed nerve decompression (De-CCI group). RESULTS: There were distinct patterns of NCS recovery. The crush and De-CCI groups achieved similar motor nerve recovery, better than that of the CCI group. In contrast, recovery of sensory nerves was limited in the CCI and De-CCI groups and was lower than in the crush group. CONCLUSIONS: Immediate relief of compression resulted in the best recovery of motor and sensory nerve conduction. In contrast, delayed decompression restored only motor nerve conduction.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neuropatía Ciática
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Fibras Nerviosas
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Conducción Nerviosa
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
Muscle Nerve
Año:
2015
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Article
País de afiliación:
Taiwán
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos