Table 3: Ulnar nerve conduction velocity in normal brachial plexus [27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 40, 41].

Thomas et al. (1960)

Age*

1 - 46d

(N = 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CV [m/s]

20.7 (0.7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gamstrop et al. (1960)

Age**

Birth - 1wk

(N = 30)

1wk - 4mo

(N = 18)

4mo - 1yr

(N = 25)

1 - 3 yr

(N = 21)

3 - 8yr

(N = 26)

8 - 16yr

(N = 26)

 

 

 

 

CV [m/s]

32.2 (4.4)

42.6 (8.5)

49.9 (6.8)

59.8 (8.1)

65.4 (8.5)

67.6 (6.0)

 

 

 

 

Moglia et al. (1989)

Age

0 - 1yr

(N = 9)

1 - 3yr

(N = 27)

3 - 6yr

(N = 24)

6 - 12yr

(N = 33)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CV [m/s]

48.2 (3.2)

57.2 (5.5)

56.4 (7.6)

57.9 (9.6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tiwari et al. (1996)

Age***

1 - 28d

(N = 20)

2 - 12mo

(N = 20)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CV [m/s]

25.2 (2.5)

34.4 (6.0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garcia et al. (2000)

Age

<1mo

(N = 11)

1 - 6mo

(N = 12)

6 - 12mo

(N = 12)

12 - 24mo

(N = 15)

24 - 48mo

(N = 17)

48 - 72mo

(N = 17)

 

 

 

 

CV [m/s]

25.0 (2.7)

36.3 (3.7)

45.0 (2.9)

48.9 (2.5)

54.2 (3.5)

56.5 (3.2)

 

 

 

 

Lori et al. (2018)

Age

23 - 25wk

(N = 4)

26 - 27wk

(N = 7)

28 - 29wk

(N = 6)

30 - 31wk

(N = 11)

32 - 33wk

(N = 11)

34 - 35wk

(N = 15)

36 - 37wk

(N = 16)

38 - 39wk

(N = 9)

40 - 41wk

(N = 10)

 

CV [m/s]

13.9 (2.3)

17.8 (2.5)

19.5 (2.6)

19.2 (3.3)

21.9 (2.8)

23.6 (3.1)

26.6 (3.7)

29 (3.5)

29.7 (4.6)

 

Ryan et al. (2019)

Age

0 - <1mo

(N = 7)

1 - <6mo

(N = 13)

6 - <12mo

(N = 29)

12 - <24mo

(N = 40)

2 - <3yr

(N = 36)

3 - <4yr

(N = 33)

4 - <5yr

(N = 27)

5 - <10yr

(N = 143)

10 - <15yr

(N = 258)

15 - <18yr

(N = 509)

CV [m/s]

35.0 (7.0)

43.0 (7.0)

51.0 (7.0)

53.0 (7.0)

56 (6.0)

58.0 (6.0)

60.0 (6.0)

61.0 (6.0)

62.0 (5.0)

63.0 (5.0)

N = number of observations; mean (standard deviation); d: day; wk: week; yr: year.

* 1 - 46d: pre-term infants.

** Birth - 1wk: Neonate; 1wk - 4mo: Early Infancy; 4mo - 1yr: Late Infancy; 1 - 3yr: Early Childhood; 3 - 8yr: Late Childhood; 8 - 16yr: Adolescence.

*** 1 - 28d: Neonate; 2 - 12mo: Infant.