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Mean-MUNIX and NI were more sensitive than clinical measures at detecting LMN loss in presymptomatic limbs from patients with slowly progressive ALS. Therefore, these electrophysiological biomarkers should be included in early study phases as meaningful outcome measures. Muscle Nerve 58: 204-212, 2018.

elucidate a definitive time frame in which recovery was obtained. In addition, the scope of analysis was limited because of the small sample and lack of controls. However, the time of recovery was similar to that in a previous EMG outcome study. 3 This report describes EMG findings of recovery after decompression of paralabral cysts at the suprascapular or spinoglenoid notch with arthroscopy or ultrasound-guided aspiration. Our results show that neurophysiological findings of nerve entrapment normalized after decompression. Long-term studies with more patients and follow-ups are required to determine time to recovery.We thank Nicole Hurwitz, BS, and Jennifer Cheng, PhD, for their assistance with the manuscript preparation process.Ethical Publication Statement: We confirm that we have read the Journal's position on issues involved in ethical publication and affirm that this report is consistent with those guidelines. 2. Fehrman DA, Orwin JF, Jennings RM. Suprascapular nerve entrapment by ganglion cysts: a report of 6 cases with arthroscopic findings and review of the literature. Arthroscopy 1995;11 (6):727-734. 3. Feinberg JH, Nguyen ET, Boachie-Adjei K, Gribbin C, Lee SK, Daluiski A, et al. The electrodiagnostic natural history of Parsonage-Turner syndrome. Muscle Nerve 2017;56(4):737-743. 4. Ferretti A, De Carli A, Fontana M. Injury of the suprascapular nerve at the spinoglenoid notch. The natural history of infraspinatus atrophy in volleyball players. Am J Sports Med 1998;26(6):759-763. 5. Zehetgruber H, Noske H, Lang T, Wurnig C. Suprascapular nerve entrapment. A meta-analysis. Int Orthop 2002;26(6):339-343. 6. Arriaza R, Ballesteros J, Lopez-Vidriero E. Suprascapular neuropathy as a cause of swimmer's shoulder: results after arthroscopic treatment in 4 patients. Am J Sports Med 2013;41(4):887-893. 7. Shah AA, Butler RB, Sung SY, Wells JH, Higgins LD, Warner JJ. Clinical outcomes of suprascapular nerve decompression. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2011;20(6):975-982. 8. Krarup C, Boeckstyns M, Ibsen A, Moldovan M, Archibald S. Remodeling of motor units after nerve regeneration studied by quantitative electromyography. Clin Neurophysiol 2016;127(2):1675-1682. 9. Hill LJ, Jelsing EJ, Terry MJ, Strommen JA. Evaluation, treatment, and outcomes of suprascapular neuropathy: a 5-year review. PM R 2014; 6(9):774-780. 10. Westerheide KJ, Dopirak RM, Karzel RP, Snyder SJ. Suprascapular nerve palsy secondary to spinoglenoid cysts: results of arthroscopic treatment. Arthroscopy 2006;22(7):721-727. 11. Lafosse L, Tomasi A, Corbett S, Baier G, Willems K, Gobezie R. Arthroscopic release of suprascapular nerve entrapment at the suprascapular notch: technique and preliminary results. Arthroscopy 2007;23(1):34-42. 12. Fernandes MR, Fernandes RJ. Indirect arthroscopic decompression of spinoglenoid cyst with suprascapular neuropathy: report of two cases and literature review. Rev Bras Ortop 2010;45(3):306-311.Additional supporting information may be found in the online version of this article.

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-Objective: To analyze the relationship between perceptions and electrical senoidal curre n t stimulation (ESCS). Method: The study population comprise 100 healthy volunteers. ESCS of 5 Hz and 2 kHz were applied to the left index finger at one and 1.5 sensory threshold. Following each stimulus train a list of eight words (four related to thin fiber sensations and four related to thick fiber sensations) was p resented to the subjects who were asked to choose the three words closer to the experienced sensation. Each chosen word was given a score 1; final results were obtained by the sum of the scores for the words related to thin and thick fiber systems for each situation. Results: For 5 Hz ESCS at one and 1.5 sensory threshold thin fibers had significantly higher scores than thick fibers; for 2 kHz ESCS, thick fibers had significantly higher score s . Conclusion: These results show that there is a relation between diff e rent sensations and ESCS of different frequencies.KEY WORDS: peripheral nerve, electric stimulation, senoidal currents, sensations, perceptions. Percepções e estimulações elétricas por correntes senoidaisRESUMO -Objetivo: Estudar a relação entre as sensações evocadas por estimulação elétrica por corre n t e senoidal (ESCS). Método: 100 voluntários normais foram estudados. ESCS a 5 Hz e 2 kHz foram aplicadas no dedo indicador esquerdo com uma e 1,5 vezes o limiar sensorial. Listas de oito palavras (4 re l a c i o n a d a s a fibras grossas, 4 a fibras finas) foram apresentadas após cada estimulação e foi solicitado que o sujeito escolhesse as 3 palavras que mais se aproximassem das sensações experimentadas. Às palavras escolhidas foi dado o escore 1. Os resultados finais para análise foram obtidos da soma dos escores para as palavras relacionadas aos diferentes sistemas de fibras. Resultados: Para ESCS a 5 Hz sensações relacionadas a fibras finas foram significantemente mais escolhidas, já para estimulações a 2 kHz sensações relacionadas a fibras g rossas foram significantemente mais escolhidas. Conclusão: Estes resultados mostram um relação entre diferentes percepções e diferentes freqüências de correntes elétricas senoidais.

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M-MUNIX may be a valuable approach for following motor unit loss, because it is more replicable than MUNIX. This may be especially relevant in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients, in whom MUNIX variability is higher than in healthy individuals. Muscle Nerve, 2016 Muscle Nerve 55: 635-638, 2017.

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