Role of skin biopsy in the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathic pain

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-196

  Walk, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; GANGLIONOPATHY; HUMAN; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPATHY; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NERVE; SMALL FIBER NEUROPATHY;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SKIN;

EID: 65649153753     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-009-0033-x     Document Type: Review

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