crowebirds Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 My daughter had a nerve conduction test on her legs today. I am curious to find out from those that have had them done as to the outcome of the test and whether or not the results were beneficial in confirming a diagnosis of Dysautonomia or a related condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugartwin Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 I've had them before. They are seldom if ever useful in diagnosing dysautonomia because the smaller fibers that are responsible for the function of the autonomic nervous system are not tested by nerve conduction tests. Only the larger fibers that are responsible for voluntary movement can be tested this way. A related condition maybe, but only if that condition involves damage to the larger fibers. At the moment I can only think of diabetes, Guillain-Barre Syndrome and maybe its longer-lasting cousin CIDP that would damage both kinds of nerves, thus causing dysautonomia AND showing up on a nerve conduction test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacdliw Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 I just had the Nerve Conduction test performed about a month ago and the results were negative-- I had no large fiber neuropathy. The test was ordered because on subjective testing I demonstrated mild sensitivity problems on my feet and I noted that I occasionally stumbled when walking. Luckily though these problems were not due to large fiber neuropathy. ***I did learn from the neurologist during another test, an EMG on the same day, that I had "wierd" arches. When I researched this, I believe that I have high arches and that is why I'm stumbling a lot! I'm glad my problem is due to high arches and not large fiber neuropathy that's for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potsgirl Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 I just had an EMG a couple of weeks ago to rule out large fiber neuropathy. My doctor is almost positive that I have small fiber neuropathy, and they will be finishing the tests for that next week. I have extreme pain, throbbing, numbness, etc, in my hands and feet that have become progressively worse. I would say 'yes' to the EMG because it eliminates a lot of diseases that can be related to large fiber neuropathy.Good luck. Let us know how it went... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighting4health Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Same here. I've had the EMG a couple times and everything was normal, but doctors think I have small fiber neuropathy. It's a good test since you get the results on the spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowebirds Posted October 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 The results were normal for both tests that were done. According to the nurse this means no myopathies or neuropathies.Thanks,Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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