Compound muscle action potential scan and MScanFit motor unit number estimation during Wallerian degeneration after nerve transections

Kesim-Sahin O., Sirin N. G., Erbas B., Artug T., Oguz-Akarsu E., Kocasoy-Orhan E., ...More

MUSCLE & NERVE, vol.62, no.2, pp.239-246, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 62 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/mus.26923
  • Journal Name: MUSCLE & NERVE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOSIS, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.239-246
  • Keywords: CMAP scan, MScanFit, MUNE, peripheral nerve injury, stimulus response curve, Wallerian degeneration, AXONAL DEGENERATION, EXCITABILITY PROPERTIES, CMAP SCAN, REGENERATION, NEUROPATHY, CONDUCTION, INJURY
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Compound muscle action potential (CMAP) scan and MScanFit have been used to understand the consequences of denervation and reinnervation. This study aimed to monitor these parameters during Wallerian degeneration (WD) after acute nerve transections (ANT).