From: Nerve ultrasound in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: systematic review and meta-analysis
Study ID | ALS | Controls | ||||
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Midpoint of the Upper Arm | Mean [mm2] | SD [mm2] | N | Mean [mm2] | SD [mm2] | N |
Cartwright [11] | 10.4 | 2.5 | 20 | 12.5 | 1.68 | 20 |
MartÃnez-Payáa Cohort A [22] | 8.3 | 2.6 | 27 | 11.17 | 3.1 | 46 |
MartÃnez-Payáa Cohort B [22] | 9.2 | 2.6 | 57 | 11.17 | 3.1 | 46 |
Schreiber 2018 [28] | 9.2 | 1.5 | 41 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 18 |
Midpoint of the forearm | Â | |||||
Schreiber 2015 [32] | 6.9 | 1.67 | 70 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 18 |
Schreiber 2018 [28] | 7.4 | 1.7 | 41 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 18 |
Distal one-third of Forearm | Â | |||||
Weise [31] | 5.8 | 1.7 | 37 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 40 |
At the Wrist | Â | |||||
Deilami [19] | 5.2 | 1.0 | 35 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 35 |
Schreiber 2015 [32] | 9.5 | 1.77 | 70 | 10.4 | 1.7 | 18 |
Total | Â | 398 | Â | 259 |