MOTOR-NERVE CONDUCTION-VELOCITY AND HOFFMAN REFLEX LATENCY IN NEWBORNS

Authors
BHATIA BD PRAKASH U GUPTA SK SINGH MN SATYA K
Citation
Bd. Bhatia et al., MOTOR-NERVE CONDUCTION-VELOCITY AND HOFFMAN REFLEX LATENCY IN NEWBORNS, Indian journal of medical research. Section B: Biomedical research other than infectious diseases, 98, 1993, pp. 227-231
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Journal title
Indian journal of medical research. Section B: Biomedical research other than infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
09709568
Volume
98
Year of publication
1993
Pages
227 - 231
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-5340(1993)98:<227:MCAHRL>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A total of 72 newborns and their mothers were studied to assess the in fluence of various variables on the motor nerve conduction velocity (M NCV) and Hoffman's reflex latency (H-RL) of the babies with a view to differentiate fullterm and preterm low birth weight babies. MNCV were significantly lower and H-RL significantly higher in preterm appropria te for gestational (PT-AGA) age babies compared to fullterm appropriat e for gestational age (FT-AGA) and fullterm intrauterine growth retard ed babies (FT-IUGR). In FT-IUGR babies, only MNCV was significantly re duced as compared to FT-AGA babies.