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Inclusion criteria were distal sensory loss before 1\u00a0year of age, acral mutilations or analgesia of the toes, and complete EDX. Results of sensory nerve conduction studies (SNCS) and cord dorsum potential (CDP) were compared with normal values and with control dogs using an exact permutation test.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Two electroclinical patterns emerged. Pattern 1 included dogs with acral mutilation, preserved gait, and recordable but significantly reduced sensory nerve action potential (SNAP) amplitudes, sensory nerve conduction velocity (NCV), and CDP amplitudes (P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a0.05). Pattern 2 included dogs with tetraparesis and proprioceptive deficits; SNAPs and CDPs were absent in most nerves tested, and motor nerve conduction studies (MNCS) showed reduced compound muscle action potential amplitudes or reduced motor NCV, or both. 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