In vivo confocal microscopy of Meissner corpuscles as a novel sensory measure in CMT1A

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 169-174

  Almodovar, Jorge L ^a   Ferguson, Michele ^a   McDermott, Michael P ^a   Lewis, Richard A ^b   Shy, Michael E ^b   Herrmann, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Charcot Marie Tooth neuropathy; in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy; Meissner corpuscles; outcome measures; sensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEISSNER CORPUSCLE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SENSORY STIMULATION; THENAR;

ADULT; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 80055005706     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: 15298027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8027.2011.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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