Case Report
Not Just Another Cause of Dyspnea: Common Complaint Leads to a Rare Diagnosis
Table 1
Sensory nerve conduction studies.
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Nerve/Sites | Rec site | Response |
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Left median (digit 2) | II | No | |
Left ulnar (digit 5) | V | No |
| | EMG summary table | | | Spontaneous | MUAP | Recruitment | | | Ia
fibers | Fib | PSW | Fasc | H.F. | Amp | Dur | PPP | pattern |
| | L gastroc. | N | None | None | None | None | N | N | N | Reduced | | L tibialis anterior | N | None | None | None | None | N | N | N | Reduced | | L flex carpi ulnaris | N | None | None | None | None | N | N | N | Reduced | | L biceps | N | None | None | None | None | N | N | N | Reduced | | L lumb PSP | N | None | None | None | None | N | N | N | N | | R lumb PSP | N | None | None | None | None | N | N | N | N | | L lumb PSP | N | None | None | None | None | N | N | N | N |
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Abbreviations: N: normal, Fib: fibrillations, PSW: polyspike wave, H.F.: high frequency, MUAP: motor unit action potential, Amp: amplitude, Dur: durations, PPP: polyphasic potential L: Left, R: Right, and Gastroc.: Gastrocnemius.
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