Clinical outcome of sural nerve biopsy: A retrospective study

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 246, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-96

  Flachenecker, Peter ^a   Janka, Michael ^a   Goldbrunner, Roland ^a   Toyka, Klaus V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Polyneuropathy; Sural nerve biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DYSESTHESIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BIOPSY; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SURAL NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEURALGIA; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT DROPOUTS; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSATION DISORDERS; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0033004562     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050314     Document Type: Article

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