Volume : 5, Issue : 11, November - 2016

EVALUATION OF MEDIAN NERVE CONDUCTION IN IRON DEFICIENCY PATIENTS

Dr. Thamizharasan. S, Dr. Brethis. C. S, Dr. Sridevi. S. A, Dr. Kalaiselvi. B, Dr. Balaji Singh. M, Dr. Mahendranath. P

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Background: Iron is very essential and has many important functions in energy metabolism, neurotransmission and myelin formation. Aims and Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of Iron deficiency on median nerve conduction. Materials and Methods: A total number of 60 individuals (40 females and 20 males) with iron deficiency in the age range of 25-60 years from the Department of Medicine, ACS Medical College, as the study group and 40 participants (30 females and 10 males) without anemia as the control group were enrolled into this cross-sectional study. The motor nerve conduction parameters, viz., distal latency, amplitude of compound muscle action potential (CMAP), and motor nerve conduction velocity (MNCV) were recorded bilaterally in median nerves using standard protocols and settings. Results: Values from patients were compared with those of controls by unpaired student&rsquo;s t-test and one-way ANOVA. Conclusion: The results indicated that the alteration in motor conduction might be due to various functional and structural changes in peripheral nerves associated with iron deficiency</p>