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Table 3 Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of MPS MUNE and CMAP amplitude in ALS patients

From: Motor unit number estimation versus compound muscle action potential in the evaluation of motor unit loss in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Factor

Cut-off

AUC

Sensitivity

Specificity

Upper bound

Lower bound

p value

MUNE

CMAP amplitude

180.5

3.4

0.965

0.611

80.8%

30.8%

95%

95%

0.922

0.447

1.000

0.774

0.000*

0.203

  1. AUC area under the curve, MPS MUNE multipoint stimulation motor unit number estimation, CMAP compound muscle action potentials. (Ulnar nerve stimulation and recording from the ADM muscle)