The utility of magnetic stimulation for routine peripheral nerve conduction studies

Bruce A. Evans; William J. Litchy; Jasper R. Daube

doi:10.1002/mus.880111011

The utility of magnetic stimulation for routine peripheral nerve conduction studies

Bruce A. Evans, William J. Litchy, Jasper R. Daube

Neurology

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Abstract

The magnetic stimulator was compared with percutaneous electrical stimulation for activation of the median nerve at the wrist in four volunteers. Magnetic stimulation was unable to achieve supramaximal stimulation without activation of the ulnar nerve. The point of nerve depolarization could not be reliably estimated from the relationship of the stimulator head to the nerve. We conclude that the magnetic stimulator coil is as yet not suitable for routine electrodiagnositic use in the peripheral nervous system.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1074-1078
Number of pages	5
Journal	Muscle & Nerve
Volume	11
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.880111011
State	Published - Sep 1988

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Physiology
Clinical Neurology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Physiology (medical)

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