Intraepidermal nerve fiber density at the distal leg: A worldwide normative reference study

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 202-207

  Lauria, Giuseppe ^a   Bakkers, Mayienne ^b   Schmitz, Christoph ^c   Lombardi, Raffaella ^a   Penza, Paola ^a   Devigili, Grazia ^d   Smith, A Gordon ^e   Hsieh, Sung Tsieh ^f   Mellgren, Svein I ^g   Umapathi, Thirugnanam ^h   Ziegler, Dan ⁱ   Faber, Catharina G ^b   Merkies, Ingemar S J ^b,j  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^h NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^j Infection and Immunology   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

intraepidermal nerve fiber density; neuropathic pain; neuropathology; neuropathy; skin biopsy; small fiber neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ASIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRAEPIDERMAL NERVE FIBER DENSITY; LABORATORY; LEG; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; STRATIFIED SAMPLE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349238863     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: 15298027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8027.2010.00271.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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