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Nerve Conduction Velocity


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Alternate Names : NCV

Definition

Nerve conduction velocity (NCV) is a test of the speed of conduction of impulses through a nerve.

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Why is the Test Performed?

This test is used to diagnose nerve damage or destruction.

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• Definition
• Why is the Test Performed?
• How is the Test Performed?
• How to Prepare for the Test?
• How will the Test Feel?
• Normal Values
• What do Abnormal Results Mean?
• Special Considerations
• Risks
• Pictures & Images

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Diseases & Conditions

• Acute Kidney Failure
• Alcoholic Neuropathy
• Brachial Plexopathy
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Central Pontine Myelinolysis
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (Hereditary)
• Chronic Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
• Common Peroneal Nerve Dysfunction
• Diabetic Neuropathy
• Diphtheria
• Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction
• Femoral Nerve Dysfunction
• General Paresis
• Guillain-Barre Syndrome
• Herniated Nucleus Pulposus (Slipped Disk)
• Lambert-Eaton Syndrome
• Mononeuritis Multiplex
• Mononeuropathy
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Prerenal Azotemia
• Primary Amyloidosis
• Radial Nerve Dysfunction
• Sciatica
• Secondary Systemic Amyloid
• Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy
• Tibial Nerve Dysfunction
• Ulnar Nerve Dysfunction

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Review Date : 5/8/2003
Reviewed By : Elaine T. Kiriakopoulos, M.D., M.Sc., Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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