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Article: The Influence of Temperature on Conduction Block.(Statistical Data Included)(Review)
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- Physical Therapy
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- July 1, 1999
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Franssen H, Wieneke G, Wokke J (Departments of Clinical Neurophysiology and Neurology, Rudolf Magnus Institute for Neuroscience, Utrecht, The Netherlands), Muscle Nerve. 1999;22:166-173.
The purpose of this study was to distinguish between conduction block and temporal dispersion of demyelinated nerves when the nerve temperature is raised. The study used nerve conduction studies at 25 [degrees] C and 40 [degrees] C to examine these differences. The examiners defined conduction block as a tailed propagation of a nerve action potential at a given site along a myelinated nerve fiber with an intact neuron. They differentiated conduction block from delayed conduction ...