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Effect Of Cigarette Smoking on Nerve Conduction Velocity

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: Smoking causes changes in the myelin sheath leading to demyelination, causing blockage of nerve conduction and a decrease in conduction velocity. Aim: To assess the effect of cigarette smoking on nerve conduction velocity of median and ulnar nerve by nerve conduction study. Methodology: 50 smokers and 50 non-smokers were recruited and nerve conduction velocity of the median and ulnar nerve were studied in both groups. Result: The sensory nerve conduction velocity among smokers was significantly reduced when compared to non-smokers (p<0.05). Discussion: The chemical oxidants that are released from cigarette smoke cause neural ischemia and also enhance oxidative stress. The sensory nerve is a thin nerve and it is more prone to damage by the chemicals released from cigarette smoke. Conclusion: The sensory nerve conduction velocity among smokers was reduced in our study.

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10.21608/eajbsc.2023.300883

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Smoking, nerve conduction study

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Jeevalakshmi

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Department of Physiology, Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore.

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Shanmughavadivu

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Department of Physiology, Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore.

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Kavitha

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Department of Physiology, Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore.

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15

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38909

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2023-06-01

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2023-04-15

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2023-06-04

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439

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446

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2090-0767

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2090-083X

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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. C, Physiology and Molecular Biology

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Effect Of Cigarette Smoking on Nerve Conduction Velocity

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24 Dec 2024