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EMG: slow motor conduction

MedGen UID:
867777
•Concept ID:
C4022167
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0100287

Definition

The presence of reduced conduction velocity of motor nerves on electromyography. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEMG: slow motor conduction

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Operant conditioning of EEG rhythms and ritalin in the treatment of hyperkinesis.
Shouse MN, Lubar JF
Biofeedback Self Regul 1979 Dec;4(4):299-312. doi: 10.1007/BF00998960. PMID: 526475

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical Spectrum and Prognosis in Patients With Acute Nutritional Axonal Neuropathy.
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Preoperative electrodiagnostic studies and postoperative outcomes for ulnar mononeuropathy at the elbow: A systematic review.
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PM R 2023 Oct;15(10):1326-1334. Epub 2023 Feb 24 doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12952. PMID: 36730149
Flexor hallucis brevis motor unit behavior in response to moderate increases in rate of force development.
Aeles J, Kelly LA, Cresswell AG
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Functional and structural correlates of motor speed in the cerebellar anterior lobe.
Wenzel U, Taubert M, Ragert P, Krug J, Villringer A
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Myofibrillar myopathies.
Selcen D
Neuromuscul Disord 2011 Mar;21(3):161-71. Epub 2011 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2010.12.007. PMID: 21256014Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

An ancestral 10-bp repeat expansion in VWA1 causes recessive hereditary motor neuropathy.
Pagnamenta AT, Kaiyrzhanov R, Zou Y, Da'as SI, Maroofian R, Donkervoort S, Dominik N, Lauffer M, Ferla MP, Orioli A, Giess A, Tucci A, Beetz C, Sedghi M, Ansari B, Barresi R, Basiri K, Cortese A, Elgar G, Fernandez-Garcia MA, Yip J, Foley AR, Gutowski N, Jungbluth H, Lassche S, Lavin T, Marcelis C, Marks P, Marini-Bettolo C, Medne L, Moslemi AR, Sarkozy A, Reilly MM, Muntoni F, Millan F, Muraresku CC, Need AC, Nemeth AH, Neuhaus SB, Norwood F, O'Donnell M, O'Driscoll M, Rankin J, Yum SW, Zolkipli-Cunningham Z, Brusius I, Wunderlich G; Genomics England Research Consortium, Karakaya M, Wirth B, Fakhro KA, Tajsharghi H, Bönnemann CG, Taylor JC, Houlden H
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Neurophysiological features of primary lateral sclerosis.
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Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener 2020 Nov;21(sup1):11-17. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2020.1837174. PMID: 33602011
Myofibrillar myopathies.
Selcen D
Neuromuscul Disord 2011 Mar;21(3):161-71. Epub 2011 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2010.12.007. PMID: 21256014Free PMC Article
Nicotine-sensitive paresis.
Yokota T, Kagamihara Y, Hayashi H, Tsukagoshi H, Tanabe H
Neurology 1992 Feb;42(2):382-8. doi: 10.1212/wnl.42.2.382. PMID: 1736170
Chronic idiopathic ataxic neuropathy.
Dalakas MC
Ann Neurol 1986 Jun;19(6):545-54. doi: 10.1002/ana.410190605. PMID: 3014995

Therapy

Preoperative electrodiagnostic studies and postoperative outcomes for ulnar mononeuropathy at the elbow: A systematic review.
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Dissociation between behavior and motor cortical excitability before and during ballistic wrist flexion and extension in young and old adults.
Hortobágyi T, Mieras A, Rothwell J, Del Olmo MF
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Developmental profile of slow hand movement oscillation coupling in humans.
Deutsch KM, Stephens JA, Farmer SF
J Neurophysiol 2011 May;105(5):2204-12. Epub 2011 Feb 23 doi: 10.1152/jn.00695.2010. PMID: 21346202
Nicotine-sensitive paresis.
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Neurology 1992 Feb;42(2):382-8. doi: 10.1212/wnl.42.2.382. PMID: 1736170
Neurophysiological effects of lead exposure.
Rosén I, Wildt K, Gullberg B, Berlin M
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Prognosis

Validated computational models predict vagus nerve stimulation thresholds in preclinical animals and humans.
Musselman ED, Pelot NA, Grill WM
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Clinical Spectrum and Prognosis in Patients With Acute Nutritional Axonal Neuropathy.
Hamel JI, Logigian EL
Neurology 2023 May 16;100(20):e2134-e2140. Epub 2023 Mar 27 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207215. PMID: 36973043Free PMC Article
Preoperative electrodiagnostic studies and postoperative outcomes for ulnar mononeuropathy at the elbow: A systematic review.
Meiling JB, Schappell JB, Twohey EE, Prokop LJ, Cushman DM
PM R 2023 Oct;15(10):1326-1334. Epub 2023 Feb 24 doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12952. PMID: 36730149
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Tactile stimulation during sleep alters slow oscillation and spindle densities but not motor skill.
Pereira SI, Beijamini F, Weber FD, Vincenzi RA, da Silva FA, Louzada FM
Physiol Behav 2017 Feb 1;169:59-68. Epub 2016 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.11.024. PMID: 27887994

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical Spectrum and Prognosis in Patients With Acute Nutritional Axonal Neuropathy.
Hamel JI, Logigian EL
Neurology 2023 May 16;100(20):e2134-e2140. Epub 2023 Mar 27 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207215. PMID: 36973043Free PMC Article
Preoperative electrodiagnostic studies and postoperative outcomes for ulnar mononeuropathy at the elbow: A systematic review.
Meiling JB, Schappell JB, Twohey EE, Prokop LJ, Cushman DM
PM R 2023 Oct;15(10):1326-1334. Epub 2023 Feb 24 doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12952. PMID: 36730149
Flexor hallucis brevis motor unit behavior in response to moderate increases in rate of force development.
Aeles J, Kelly LA, Cresswell AG
PeerJ 2023;11:e14341. Epub 2023 Jan 10 doi: 10.7717/peerj.14341. PMID: 36643633Free PMC Article
Neurophysiological features of primary lateral sclerosis.
de Carvalho M, Kiernan MC, Pullman SL, Rezania K, Turner MR, Simmons Z
Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener 2020 Nov;21(sup1):11-17. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2020.1837174. PMID: 33602011
Tactile stimulation during sleep alters slow oscillation and spindle densities but not motor skill.
Pereira SI, Beijamini F, Weber FD, Vincenzi RA, da Silva FA, Louzada FM
Physiol Behav 2017 Feb 1;169:59-68. Epub 2016 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.11.024. PMID: 27887994

Recent systematic reviews

Preoperative electrodiagnostic studies and postoperative outcomes for ulnar mononeuropathy at the elbow: A systematic review.
Meiling JB, Schappell JB, Twohey EE, Prokop LJ, Cushman DM
PM R 2023 Oct;15(10):1326-1334. Epub 2023 Feb 24 doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12952. PMID: 36730149

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