ISSN:
1471-0528
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary. During the period from 1 October 1979 to 31 January 1981, 548 estimations of maturity were made on 523 infants at the Department of Medical Obstetrics of the Neukolln Hospital in Berlin, using the motor nerve conduction velocity (NCV) of the ulnar nerve combined with the Farr system. The mean value of the NCV increases from 13.0 m/s in the 33rd week of gestation to 30.4 m/s in the 44th week. Over the whole range the NCV showed a highly significant correlation (r=0.946, P〈0.00001) with the gestational age of the infant, whereas the Farr system deviated strongly in a false positive direction up to the 38th week of gestation. The measurement of the NCV of the ulnar nerve is a simple and very precise postpartum estimation of the gestational age.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1983.tb06748.x
