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Previously published data on healthy horses and horses with proven lower motor neuron disease (LMND) were used as controls. In 8 horses\n                    <jats:italic>post mortem<\/jats:italic>\n                    examination was performed, and in 7 muscle biopsies of the lateral\n                    <jats:italic>vastus<\/jats:italic>\n                    muscle underwent histopathology and morphometry.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>\n                    : Clinical electrophysiological evidence of neuropathy was present in 12 horses. Analysis of data from the first 4 horses resulted in 95% confidence intervals (CI) of nontransformed data for motor unit action potential (MUP) duration in subclavian, triceps and lateral\n                    <jats:italic>vastus<\/jats:italic>\n                    muscle of 11.0\u201313.7, 14.8\u201320.3 and 12.2\u201317.2 msecs, respectively, and for MUP amplitude 291\u2013453, 1026\u20131892 and 957\u20131736 \u03bc V, respectively. For number of phases the 95% CI was 3.6\u20134.4, 2.9\u20133.6 and 2.9\u20133.4, respectively, and for number of turns 5.0\u20136.5, 4.3\u20135.3 and 3.7\u20134.6, respectively. No changes in duration of insertional activity were measured. Pathological spontaneous activity was observed in all horses. EGS as evidenced by degenerative changes in the autonomic ganglia in combination with minor degenerative changes of the spinal lower motor neurons was observed on\n                    <jats:italic>post mortem<\/jats:italic>\n                    examination in all 8 available autopsies. In muscle biopsies of 4 out of 7 horses changes consistent with slight neurogenic atrophy were found.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>Conclusions and potential relevance<\/jats:italic>\n                    : EMG results demonstrated the presence of a neuropathy of skeletal muscles in all horses suspected to have EGS. 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