Skin biopsy in the management of peripheral neuropathy

Lancet Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 632-642

  Sommer, Claudia ^a   Lauria, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NERVE; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; DERMAL MYELINATED NERVE FIBER; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL UNMYELINATED NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NERVE;

BIOPSY; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SKIN;

EID: 34250338057     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(07)70172-2     Document Type: Review

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