The development of a multicenter database for reference values in clinical neurophysiology--principles and examples

B Falck; S Andreassen; T Groth; H Lang; M Melander; A Nurmi; A Puusa; A Rosenfalck; E Stålberg; M Suojanen

doi:10.1016/0169-2607(91)90040-z

The development of a multicenter database for reference values in clinical neurophysiology--principles and examples

Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 1991 Feb-Mar;34(2-3):145-62. doi: 10.1016/0169-2607(91)90040-z.

Authors

B Falck¹, S Andreassen, T Groth, H Lang, M Melander, A Nurmi, A Puusa, A Rosenfalck, E Stålberg, M Suojanen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Hospital, Turku, Finland.

PMID: 2060288
DOI: 10.1016/0169-2607(91)90040-z

Abstract

This paper describes the work undertaken to establish principles for the development of multicenter databases for reference values in clinical neurophysiology. The study was initiated because of interest of the involved laboratories in knowledge-based systems in electromyographic diagnosis, for which it was necessary to formalize the key concepts in the diagnostic process: diseases, pathophysiology and test results. The paper deals specifically with the structuring of results of motor and sensory nerve conduction studies.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Action Potentials / physiology
Artificial Intelligence*
Body Temperature
Data Collection
Databases, Factual*
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted*
Electromyography
Female
Humans
Male
Median Nerve / physiology
Models, Biological
Models, Statistical
Neural Conduction / physiology
Neurophysiology* / methods
Neurophysiology* / standards
Peroneal Nerve / physiology
Radial Nerve / physiology
Reaction Time
Reference Values
Regression Analysis
Sural Nerve / physiology
Ulnar Nerve / physiology