Nerve Biopsy in Peripheral Neuropathies: Not All Water Is under the Bridge

Abstract

Sural nerve biopsy has long been a valuable diagnostic tool for the study of peripheral neuropathies, although the recent introduction of non-invasive techniques (e.g., neuroimaging techniques, skin biopsy) and advanced genetic and immunological testing has changed the diagnostic workup of peripheral nervous system diseases. [...]

Keywords

• peripheral neuropathies
• nerve biopsy
• nerve pathology
• amyloid
• CIDP
• CMT