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Sensory Conduction in Medial and Lateral Plantar Nerves J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry: first published as 10.1136/jnnp.51.2.188 on 1 February 1988. Downloaded from Journal ofNeurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 1988;51:188-191 Sensory conduction in medial and lateral plantar nerves S N PONSFORD From the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry, UK SUMMARY A simple and reliable method of recording medial and lateral plantar nerve sensory action potentials is described. Potentials are recorded with surface electrodes at the ankle using surface electrodes stimulating orthodromically at the sole. The normal values obtained are higher in amplitude than those obtained by the method described by Guiloff and Sherratt and are detectable in older subjects aged over 80 years. The procedure is valuable in the diagnosis of early peripheral neuropathy, mononeuritig multiplex; tarsal tunnel syndrome and in differentiation between pre and post ganglionic L5 SI lesions. The value of medial plantar sensory action potential EL53051 applied to the sole just lateral to the first meta-guest. Protected by copyright. (SAP) recording in the diagnosis of peripheral neuro- tarsal, the anode level with metatarsophalangeal joint, the pathy and investigation of root or individual nerve cathode thus overlying the first common digital nerve sub- lesions involving the leg or foot was clearly estab- serving contiguous surfaces ofthe great and second toes. For the lateral plantar, the stimulator was placed between the lished by Guiloff and Sherratt.1 However, their fourth and fifth metatarsals, the anode-again level with the method of stimulating at the big toe and recording at metatarsophalangeal joint, overlying the fourth common the ankle gives potentials of relatively small ampli- digital nerve supplying contiguous surfaces of the fourth and tude (mean amplitude 2-3 pv, range 0-8- 1). Averaging fifth toes. The stimulus consisted of a supramaximal square response in older subjects may be time consuming. In wave pulse of 0-1 ms duration delivered at 1/s. Medelec their series of 69 normal subjects, medial plantar recording electrodes SE20 53056 were placed posterior SAPs were absent in three of 16 subjects aged 60 years to the medial malleolus, using the posterior tibial artery as a or over. Iyer et al2 reported that stimulation of the landmark. The earth electrode was placed over the dorsum medial and lateral plantar nerves on the sole proximal of the foot. Recordings were made using a Medelec MS6 or a Mystro electromyograph. Gain was set at 10 pv/cm with to the metatarsophalangeal joints and recording at sweep duration of 5 ms and high frequency cut at 3-2 KHz. the ankle or vice versa is a simple and reliable method. Four or eight responses were averaged, increasing to 16 if In 30 controls mean amplitudes of 1665 pv, range responses were small. 8-0-37 pv for medial plantar and 11 pv, range Ambient temperature was 22-27°C. Skin temperature was 5-0-35 0 for lateral plantar SAPs were obtained by measured at the medial malleolus and sole and kept at orthodromic stimulation, antidromic stimulation 30-320C. The effects of reducing temperature on SAP resulting in a slightly larger lateral plantar SAPs of latency and of stimulating at different sites along the medial http://jnnp.bmj.com/ 148 ,pv, range 8-0-32 0. The age range of their con- plantar nerve with a fixed recording site were examined. trols was 15-49 years. The present study was carried Orthodromic stimulation was used because antidromic out to extend the age range of controls and the range stimulation usually evoked a motor response obscuring the of clinical conditions examined by this method. plantar SAP. Controls Method Thirty nine female and 20 male healthy volunteers were examined, ages ranging from 14 to 85 years. Individuals with Subjects lay prone or supine, their feet supported on pillows. a previous history of hip replacement, lumbar laminectomy, on September 23, 2021 by The skin was cleaned with alcohol. Medial plantar stimu- ankle or foot trauma, flat feet, peripheral neuropathy or lation was performed using a Medelec stimulator type diabetes mellitus were excluded. Address for reprint requests: S N Ponsford, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK. Patients Plantar SAPs were recorded, with other nerve conduction Received 24 May 1987. and EMG studies, in 24 patients: 10 with generalised sym- Accepted 14 August 1987 metrical polyneuropathy of mild or moderate degree; one 188 J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry: first published as 10.1136/jnnp.51.2.188 on 1 February 1988. Downloaded from Sensory conduction in medial and lateral plantar nerves 189 with motor neuronopathy with distal sensory symptoms; 20 five with multiple mononeuropathy; two with preganglionic lumbosacral root lesions; three with postganglionic lumbo- 16 [] Medial plontar sacral plexus lesions; one with tarsal tunnel syndrome; two with flat feet. Lateral plantar 12- Results 1 Control subjects Values for amplitude, latency and sensory conduction 4- velocity for medial and lateral plantar SAPs are shown in tables 1 and 2 respectively. Medial plantar 0O.. 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 SAPs were obtained in all control readily subjects Age (years) including those aged over 80 years. Lateral plantar SAPs were present in all subjects below the age of 60 Fig 1 Relation between mean medial plantar/lateral plantar but absent in the majority above this age. The effect of sensory action potential amplitude and age. age on mean amplitude is shown in fig 1. No corre- lation between age and sensory conduction velocity ankle is shown in fig 3. The results in figs 2 and 3 (SCV) was found. Comparison by Student's t test of demonstrate that the recorded potential is a true SAP. the amplitude of response in the medial and lateral plantar nerves on each side in 13 pairs where inter- 2 Patients electrode distance was the same, showed no Individual diagnoses and neurophysiological findings significant difference (90% confidence limits). are shown in table 3. guest. Protected by copyright. The effect of lowering the skin temperature on latency of the medial plantar SAP is shown in fig 2. Discussion Stimulation at different sites along the medial plantar nerve approaching the fixed recording site at the The results in control subjects confirm that the Table 1 Medial plantar sensory action potential Number Amplitude (pv) Latency to onset (ms) Latency to peak (ms) Max SCV (mls) of Age (yr) nerves Mean SD Range Mean SD Range Mean SD Range Mean SD Range 10-19 14 18 78 4-57 10-26 2 71 0-33 2-0-3-2 3-29 0-32 2 5-3-7 49-43 4-79 41-57 20-29 13 17 85 7 22 10-30 2 46 0-17 2-1-2 7 3 12 0-24 2 7-3-4 54-23 4-36 50-62 30-39 16 11-75 3 73 7-20 2 51 0-23 3-0-2-9 3 16 0-36 2-8-3-9 54 12 4-11 50-64 40-49 18 955 437 5-20 267 053 22-44 336 0-64 26-55 52 16 5-10 45-61 50-59 11 8 18 343 3-15 288 069 22-44 362 088 28-52 5227 3-47 48-60 60-69 1 1 6-01 1 46 4 0-8-0 2-76 0-33 2 2-3 2 3-39 0 40 2-8-3-9 48-73 5-68 41-59 70-79 10 374 1 51 20-50 329 1-07 20-49 423 1 39 25-60 4940 1321 33-65 80 7 3 64 1 70 2 0-7 0 3-73 0-88 2-9-5 6 4 80 1-08 3 8-7-0 40 57 5-76 30-47 Total 100 994 3 50 20-30 2 88 0-53 20-5-6 3-62 0-66 2-5-70 50-11 5 81 30-65 http://jnnp.bmj.com/ Table 2 Lateral plantar sensory action potential Number Amplitude (pv) Latency to onset (ms) Latenc-y to peak (ms) Max SC V (mls) of Age (yr) nerves Mean SD Range Mean SD Range Mean SD Range Mean SD Range 10-19 14 871 391 40-16 279 039 1-9-33 335 040 24-37 4978 621 38-63 20-29 13 753 200 50-12 252 0 12 23-27 321 023 28-35 5385 378 50-62 30-39 16 5-56 2 50 2-0-10 2-63 0 27 2 3-3-1 3-29 0-36 2 9-3-9 54 18 4 18 50-64 40-49 14 432 1-17 30-60 272 044 23-31 346 056 28-50 5157 609 40-61 on September 23, 2021 by 50-59 10 3-79 1 71 1-0-6 0 2 97 0-78 2 2-5 0 3 72 0 92 3-2-6-3 51 30 2-87 45-56 60-69 11* 1 0 1-48 0-40 305 075 0-40 373 081 0-48 4725 780 0-54 70-79 lOt 0 55 0-76 0-2 0 3 93 1-93 0-5-6 4-73 2 17 0-6-7 47 50 13 28 0-59 80 7+ 0-14 0-38 0-1-0 - - -- - - -- - Total 95 3-94 1-74 0-16 2 94 0-67 0-5 6 3-64 0 78 0-6 7 50 78 6-32 0-64 *Lateral plantar SAP was absent in seven out of 11 controls. tLateral plantar SAP was absent in six out of 10 controls. (Mean values etc., for latency and MCV were calculated from the remaining cases.) Lateral plantar SAP was absent in seven out of eight controls.
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