Contribution of nerve biopsy to unclassified neuropathy

European Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 86-90

  Schweikert, Kathi ^a   Fuhr, Peter ^a   Probst, Alphonse ^a   Tolnay, Marcus ^a   Renaud, Susanne ^a   Steck, Andreas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Nerve biopsy; Neuropathy, diagnosis; Neuropathy, unclassified; Peripheral neuropathy; Vasculitic neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMYELINATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BIOPSY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULITIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 33847001289     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098057     Document Type: Article

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