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Normal Values Of Nerve Conduction Studies In Children Aged 7 Days To 14 Years Referred To Electrodiagnosis Clinic Of Iranian Children’S Medical Center, Masood Ghahvechi Akbari, Fazel Mahmoodpoor, Mahmoodreza Ashrafi, Elahe Rezaee, Sahar Ghorbanpour, Seyede Zahra Emami Razavi, Mohaddeseh Azadvari, Reza Shervin Badv, Gholamreza Zamani, Ali Reza Tavasoli, Morteza Heidari, Zahra Rezaei, Setareh Rohani, Mahmoud Mohammadi
Normal Values Of Nerve Conduction Studies In Children Aged 7 Days To 14 Years Referred To Electrodiagnosis Clinic Of Iranian Children’S Medical Center, Masood Ghahvechi Akbari, Fazel Mahmoodpoor, Mahmoodreza Ashrafi, Elahe Rezaee, Sahar Ghorbanpour, Seyede Zahra Emami Razavi, Mohaddeseh Azadvari, Reza Shervin Badv, Gholamreza Zamani, Ali Reza Tavasoli, Morteza Heidari, Zahra Rezaei, Setareh Rohani, Mahmoud Mohammadi
Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine Papers and Presentations
Background: The normal values of nerve conduction studies (NCS) are different in children compared to adults. Moreover, racial and geographical factors can affect these values.
Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the normal NCS values in children of different ages.
Methods: The present cross-sectional study included children referred to the Electrodiagnosis Clinic of the Children’s Medical Center in Iran, who had normal NCS results based on the references and had no exclusion criteria. The patients were divided into 8 age groups (7 days to one month, 1 - 3 months, 3 - 6 months, 6 - 12 months, 1 …