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Table 3 Results (median and range) for different stimulus durations

From: Optimal stimulation settings for CMAP scan registrations

Variable

0.05 ms

0.1

0.3 ms

 

(n = 10)

(n = 11)

(n = 10)

Max CMAP (mV)

10.9

(4.7–12.9)

9.5

(6.9–13.5)

10.9

(4.7–12.9)

S5 (mA)

13.4*

(9.4–29.5)

8.5*

(6.4–16.0)

4.4*

(2.8–10.0)

S50 (mA)

16.1*

(11.5–34.7)

10.6*

(8.2–20.9)

5.2*

(3.5–12.4)

S95 (mA)

18.8*

(14.2–39.6)

13.3*

(9.61–24.5)

6.3*

(4.6–14.9)

Range (mA)

5.6*

(3.8–10.1)

5.0*

(2.7–8.9)

2.0*

(1.6–4.8)

Relative Range

0.46*

(0.27–0.61)

0.44*

(0.35–0.88)

0.51*

(0.34–0.70)

Step Number

2

(0.8)

2

(0–7)

1.5

(0–5)

Step percentage (% )

1.9

(0–5.5)

4.9

(0–15.9)

2.9

(0–10)

VAS

1.2

(0.0–3.2)

1.0

(0.0–1.8)

1.0

(2.7–2.4)

  1. The excitability parameters all differed significantly (p < 0.01) between all stimulus durations settings (indicated with *). For example, S5 with 0.05 ms differs significantly from 0.1 ms and from 0.3 ms.