CHANGES IN CONDUCTION VELOCITY AND FIBRE SIZE PROXIMAL TO PERIPHERAL NERVE LESIONS
CHANGES IN CONDUCTION VELOCITY AND FIBRE SIZE PROXIMAL TO PERIPHERAL NERVE LESIONS
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DOI:
10.1113/jphysiol.1961.sp006724
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发表时间:
1961-01-01
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
THOMAS, PK
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作者:
CRAGG, BG;THOMAS, PK
Conduction velocity, azon diameter and total fibre diameter have been measured in the peroneal nerves of rabbits proximal to lesions produced by crushing, constricting, cutting and suturing or cutting and avulsing the distal end of the nerve, 7-446 days previously. After the first three types of injury conduction velocity falls to 90% of normal within 25-30 days, and is further reduced to 80% of normal within 50-100 days. This reduction is maintained until 150 days, but most nerves recover normal velocities by 200 days and remain normal thereafter. When the distal end of the nerve is avulsed, conduction velocity above the consequent neuroma falls to 60-70% of the normal 200-400 days after injury and shows no sign of recovery. After all four types of injury a reduction of axon diameter in the largest fibres above the injury to an average of 85.9% of normal tends to precede an overlapping reduction of total fibre diameter to an average of 89.8% of normal in the period 50-150 days after injury. For the first three types axon and total fibre diameter increase after 150 days and return to near normal by 225 days after injury. After avulsion of the distal end of the nerve, from 200 to 400 days after injury the largest proximal fibres show further reduction in diameter, total fibre diameter and axon diameter being reduced approximately equally.