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  2. List of medical abbreviations: N - Wikipedia

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    nerve conduction study: NCT: nerve conduction test, aka nerve conduction study: NCV: nerve conduction velocity (see nerve conduction study) ND (examination) not done NDI: nephrogenic diabetes insipidus NDSC: National Decision Support Company NE: norepinephrine: Ne: neutrophil granulocytes: NEAD: Non-epileptic attack disorder: NEAP: Net ...

  3. Nerve conduction study - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] [8] The test is non-invasive and can be performed in an outpatient clinic or hospital setting. The nerve conduction study is often combined with needle electromyography. The Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General recently identified the use of NCSs without a needle electromyography at the same time a sign of ...

  4. Axonotmesis - Wikipedia

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    EMG test is often performed together with another test called nerve conduction study, which measures the conducting function of nerves. NCV study shows loss of nerve conduction in the distal segment (3 to 4 days after injury). According to NCV study, in axonotmesis there is an absence of distal sensory-motor responses.

  5. NCV - Wikipedia

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    NCV may refer to: Net calorific value, a synonym for "lower heating value" Nerve conduction velocity, a measurement performed in neurophysiological tests; New Century Version, an English translation of the Christian Bible; Chinese New Version, formerly known as New Chinese Version, a Chinese translation of the Christian Bible

  6. List of medical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").

  7. Repetitive nerve stimulation - Wikipedia

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    Repetitive nerve stimulation is a variant of the nerve conduction study where electrical stimulation is delivered to a motor nerve repeatedly several times per second. By observing the change in the muscle electrical response (CMAP) after several stimulations, a physician can assess for the presence of a neuromuscular junction disease, and differentiate between presynaptic and postsynaptic ...

  8. Stroke patients test new nerve stimulation therapy - AOL

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    Stroke patients test new nerve stimulation therapy. Karl Mercer - BBC London. November 29, 2024 at 1:11 AM. The treatment delivers electrical pulses to the brain during rehabilitation therapy [BBC]

  9. Electroneuronography - Wikipedia

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    Electroneuronography is typically concerned with the amount of degradation in the facial nerves, each of which consists of thousands of fibers. Motor and sensory fibers are typically found in a 2:1 ratio, and it has been proposed that only half of the motor units need to be functional for normal nerve conduction to take place.