Nerve Conduction Velocity
Alternate Names : NCV
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What do Abnormal Results Mean?
Most often, abnormal results are caused by some sort of neuropathy (nerve damage or destruction) including:
- Demyelination (destruction of the myelin sheath)
- Conduction block (the impulse is blocked somewhere along the nerve pathway)
- Axonopathy (damage to the nerve axon)
Some of the associated diseases or conditions include:
Any peripheral neuropathy can cause abnormal results, as can damage to the spinal cord and disc herniation (herniated nucleus pulposus) with nerve root compression.
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