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Table 7 Correlations between distal motor latency in each tested nerve and the strength of their muscular counterparts (MRC grade) in axonal and demyelinating polyneuropathy

From: Clinical and neurophysiological correlation in axonal and demyelinating polyneuropathy

Nerve

r

p value

Axonal polyneuropathy

Median nerve

0.057

0.739

Ulnar nerve

0.106

0.538

Peroneal nerve

− 0.214

0.273

Tibial nerve

− 0.087

0.647

Demyelinating polyneuropathy

Median nerve

− 0.381

0.073

Ulnar nerve

− 0.344

0.108

Peroneal nerve

− 0.327

0.217

Tibial nerve

− 0.571

0.009*

  1. * Highly significant