Nerve ultrasound normal values – Readjustment of the ultrasound pattern sum score UPSS

• Published in: Clinical neurophysiology Vol. 129; no. 7; pp. 1403 - 1409
• Main Authors: Grimm, Alexander, Axer, Hubertus, Heiling, Bianka, Winter, Natalie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.07.2018
• Subjects: Fascicle size; Nerve ultrasound; Normal values; Reference values; Scoring systems; Ultrasound pattern sum score; Normal values; Nerve ultrasound; Ultrasound pattern sum score; Scoring systems; Fascicle size; Reference values

•Normal values and upper limits are necessary for ultrasound studies.•Age-, gender, height- and weight-dependency was not consistently found.•Age and gender dependency were most pronounced in the larger tibial nerves of elderly men. Reference values are crucial for nerve ultrasound. Here, we reevalu...