{"id":387,"date":"2014-05-15T03:59:46","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T03:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/jnnp\/?p=387"},"modified":"2014-05-15T04:00:30","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T04:00:30","slug":"single-nerve-conduction-study-in-gbs-is-it-sufficient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/jnnp\/2014\/05\/15\/single-nerve-conduction-study-in-gbs-is-it-sufficient\/","title":{"rendered":"Single nerve conduction study in GBS: is it sufficient?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The diagnosis of GBS is a clinically based.\u00a0 Nerve conduction studies are utilized to confirm the type of GBS, i.e. demyelinating versus axonal.\u00a0 Serial nerve conduction studies have been proposed as a means of confirming whether an”apparently” axonal form of GBS represent distal demyelination.\u00a0 Such confirmation has prognostic implications for the patients.\u00a0 In addition, previous studies have suggested a limited utility of NCS in early GBS (within 10-14 days of symptom onset).\u00a0 In a retrospective study, Nicolas’ group suggested that single NCS may be sufficient to establish a diagnosis of GBS, even in the early stages.\u00a0 These results are interesting and somewhat contradictory\u00a0 to the existing literature.<\/p>\n

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Read more at:\u00a0 http:\/\/jnnp.bmj.com\/content\/early\/2014\/05\/09\/jnnp-2014-307815.abstract<\/p>\n

\u00a0MY VIEW:\u00a0 BEST TO REPEAT STUDY IN 4-6 WEEKS.\u00a0 What do you think???<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Research paper:<\/span> <\/span>Electrophysiological diagnosis of Guillain\u2013Barr\u00e9 syndrome subtype: could a single study suffice? <\/span><\/p>\n