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The sural sensory nerve is usually spared in Guillain-Barre syndrome.
J Miss State Med Assoc. 2003 Aug; 44(8):251-5.JM

Abstract

Sensory nerve conduction (NC) studies that were performed on patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) were reviewed. These were compared with the sensory NC findings in patients with peripheral neuropathy of the axonal-loss type (axonopathies) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). In GBS, the sural sensory nerve frequently showed normal NC findings compared to the median and ulnar sensory nerves. The reverse pattern was seen in axonopathies and CIDP, in which the sural nerve showed more abnormalities than the median and ulnar nerves. This pattern of sensory NC abnormalities may assist the examiner in differentiating GBS from other types of peripheral polyneuropathy.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Wee AS
Electromyography Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
Abernathy SD
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleGuillain-Barre SyndromeHumansMaleNeural ConductionPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesSural Nerve

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

14531230

Citation

Wee, A S., and S D. Abernathy. "The Sural Sensory Nerve Is Usually Spared in Guillain-Barre Syndrome." Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, vol. 44, no. 8, 2003, pp. 251-5.
Wee AS, Abernathy SD. The sural sensory nerve is usually spared in Guillain-Barre syndrome. J Miss State Med Assoc. 2003;44(8):251-5.
Wee, A. S., & Abernathy, S. D. (2003). The sural sensory nerve is usually spared in Guillain-Barre syndrome. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 44(8), 251-5.
Wee AS, Abernathy SD. The Sural Sensory Nerve Is Usually Spared in Guillain-Barre Syndrome. J Miss State Med Assoc. 2003;44(8):251-5. PubMed PMID: 14531230.
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TY - JOUR T1 - The sural sensory nerve is usually spared in Guillain-Barre syndrome. AU - Wee,A S, AU - Abernathy,S D, PY - 2003/10/9/pubmed PY - 2003/12/5/medline PY - 2003/10/9/entrez SP - 251 EP - 5 JF - Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association JO - J Miss State Med Assoc VL - 44 IS - 8 N2 - Sensory nerve conduction (NC) studies that were performed on patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) were reviewed. These were compared with the sensory NC findings in patients with peripheral neuropathy of the axonal-loss type (axonopathies) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). In GBS, the sural sensory nerve frequently showed normal NC findings compared to the median and ulnar sensory nerves. The reverse pattern was seen in axonopathies and CIDP, in which the sural nerve showed more abnormalities than the median and ulnar nerves. This pattern of sensory NC abnormalities may assist the examiner in differentiating GBS from other types of peripheral polyneuropathy. SN - 0026-6396 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/14531230/The_sural_sensory_nerve_is_usually_spared_in_Guillain_Barre_syndrome_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -