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We compared the intermethod agreement of analogous measurements.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Main outcome measurement<\/jats:title><jats:p>Nerve conduction study parameters.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Median motor and sensory latency comparisons showed excellent agreement (intraclass correlation coefficients 0.85 and 0.80, respectively). Areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves were 0.97 and 0.96, respectively, using the optimal thresholds of 4.4\u2010millisecond median motor latency (sensitivity 100%, specificity 86%) and 3.9\u2010millisecond median sensory latency (sensitivity 100%, specificity 87%). 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