Journal of clinical neurophysiology : official publication of the American Electroencephalographic Society
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J Clin Neurophysiol · Oct 2009
Reliability of superficial peroneal, sural, and medial plantar nerve conduction studies: analysis of statistical methods.
The reliability of medial plantar, sural, and superficial peroneal nerve conduction studies (NCS) has not been widely studied. These nerves are usually involved in distal sensory neuropathies and their serial study is relevant in the clinical setting. ⋯ Although the Bland-Altman method confirmed a good intra- and interrater reliability of the studied nerves, ICC analyses showed mixed results. These statistical approaches are complementary, and each one has advantages and disadvantages that must be considered in their application and interpretation.