Sensory nerve conduction velocities of median, ulnar and radial nerves in patients with vibration syndrome

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 273-280

  Hirata, Mamoru ^a   Sakakibara, Hisataka ^b  

^a NATL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amplitude of sensory nerve action potentials; Median nerve; Radial nerve; Sensory nerve conduction velocity; Ulnar nerve; Vibration syndrome

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; RADIAL NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; ULNAR NERVE; VIBRATION SYNDROME;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HAND-ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RADIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

STRAWBERRY CRINKLE VIRUS;

EID: 33846559926     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-006-0131-6     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Alaranta H, Seppäläinen AM (1977) Neuropathy and the automatic analysis of electromyographic signals from vibration-exposed workers. Scand J Work Environ Health 3:128-134
2. Bovenzi M, Giannini F, Rossi S (2000) Vibration-induced multifocal neuropathy in forestry workers: Electrophysiological findings in relation to vibration exposure and finger circulation. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 73:519-527
3. Brammer AJ, Taylor W, Lundborg G (1987) Sensorineural stages of the hand-arm vibration syndrome. Scand J Work Environ Health 13:279-283
4. Chatterjee DS, Barwick DD, Petrie A (1982) Exploratory electromyography in the study of vibration-induced white finger in rock drillers. Brit J Ind Med 39:89-97
5. Cherniack M. Brammer AJ, Lundstrom R, Meyer J, Morse TF, Nealy G, Nilsson T, Peterson D, Toppila E, Warren N, Fu RW, Bruneau H (2004) Segmental conduction velocity in vibration-exposed shipyard workers. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 77:159-176
6. de Jesus PV, Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz I, Barchi RL (1973) The effect of cold on nerve conduction of human slow and fast nerve fibers. Neurol 23:1182-1189
7. Färkkilä M, Pyykkö I, Jantti V, Aatola V, Starck J, Korhonen O (1988) Forestry workers exposed to vibration: A neurological study. Br J Ind Med 45:188-192
8. Futatsuka (1983) Classification of vibration disease in Japan. J Low Freq Noise Vib (Special volume):42-46
9. Gemne G, Pyykkö I, Taylor W, Pelmear PL (1987) The Stockholm Workshop scale for the classification of cold-induced Raynaud's phenomenon in the hand-arm vibration syndrome (revision of the Taylor-Pelmear scale). Scand J Work Environ Health 13:275-278
10. Giannini F, Rossi S, Passero S, Bovenzi M, Cannava G, Mancini R, Cioni R, Battistini N (1999) Multifocal neural conduction impairment in forestry workers exposed and not exposed to vibration. Clin Neurophysiol 110:1276-1283
11. Hirata M, Sakakibara H, Abe M (2002) Reduced sensory nerve conduction velocity of the distal part of the radial nerve among patients with vibration syndrome. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 42:113-118
12. Hisanaga H (1982) Studies of peripheral nerve conduction velocities in vibrating tool operators (in Japanese with English summary). Jpn J Ind Health 24:284-293
13. Ho S-T, Yu H-S (1986) A study of neurophysiological measurements and various function tests on workers occupationally exposed to vibration. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 58:259-268
14. Ho S-T, Yu H-S (1989) Ultra-structural changes of the peripheral nerve induced by vibration: An experimental study. Br J Ind Med 46:157-164
15. Koskimies K, Färkkilä M, Pyykkö I, Jäntti V, Aatola V, Starck J, Inaba R (1990) Carpal tunnel syndrome in vibration syndrome. Br J Ind Med 47:411-416
16. Juntunen J, Matikainen E, Seppälänen AM, Laine A (1983) Peripheral neuropathy and vibration syndrome. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 52:17-24
17. Lukas E (1982) Peripheral nervous system and hand-arm vibration exposure. In: Brammer AJ, Taylor W (eds) Vibration effects on the hand and arm in industry. Wiley, New York, pp 39-43
18. Lundborg G, Dahlin LB, Danielsen N, Hansson HA, Necking LE, Pyykkö I (1987) Intraneural edema following exposure to vibration. Scand J Work Environ Health 13:326-329
19. Matloub HS, Yang J-G, Kolachalam RB, Zhang L-L, Sanger JR, Riley DA (2005) Neuropathological changes in vibration injury: An experimental study. Microsurgery 25:71-75
20. Sakakibara H, Kondo T, Miyao M, Yamada S (1994) Digital nerve conduction velocity as a sensitive indication of peripheral neuropathy in vibration syndrome. Am J Ind Med 26:359-366
21. Sakakibara H, Hirata M, Hashiguchi T, Toibana N, Koshiyama H, Zhu S-K, Kondo T, Miyao M, Yamada S (1996) Digital sensory nerve conduction velocity and vibration perception threshold peripheral neurological test for hand-arm vibration syndrome. Am J Ind Med 30:219-244
22. Sakakibara H, Hirata M, Hashiguchi T, Toibana N, Koshiyama H (1998) Affected segments of the median nervein fractionated nerve conduction measurement in vibration-induced neuropathy. Ind Health 36:155-159
23. Takeuchi T, Futatsuka M, Imanishi H, Yamada S (1986) Pathological changes in the finger biopsy of patients with vibration-induced white finger, Scand J Work Environ Health 12:280-283
24. Takeuchi T, Takeya M, Imanishi H (1988) Ultrastructural changes in peripheral nerves of the fingers of three vibration-exposed persons with Raynaud's phenomenon. Scand J Work Environ Health 14:31-35