Clinical and neuropathological parameters affecting the diagnostic yield of nerve biopsy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 92-98

  Deprez, M ^a   Ceuterick De Groote, C ^b   Gollogly, L ^a   Reznik, M ^a   Martin, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CIDP; Human; Indications; Nerve biopsy; Peripheral neuropathy; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NERVE BIOPSY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; TECHNIQUE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0033954553     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(99)00094-2     Document Type: Article

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