Conduction block of peripheral nerve using high-frequency alternating currents delivered through an intrafascicular electrode

Muscle Nerve. 2010 Jan;41(1):117-9. doi: 10.1002/mus.21496.

Abstract

Many diseases are characterized by undesired or pathological neural activity. The local delivery of high-frequency currents has been shown to be an effective method for blocking neural conduction in peripheral nerves and may provide a therapy for these conditions. To date, all studies of high-frequency conduction block have utilized extraneural (cuff) electrodes to achieve conduction block. In this study we show that high-frequency conduction block is feasible using intrafascicular electrodes.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Action Potentials / physiology
  • Animals
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Electric Stimulation / methods*
  • Electrodes
  • Muscle, Skeletal / innervation*
  • Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology
  • Nerve Block / methods*
  • Neural Conduction / physiology*
  • Peripheral Nerves / physiology*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley