Nerve biopsy - some comments on procedures and indications

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 124, Issue SUPPL. 191, 2011, Pages 64-70

  Mellgren, S I ^a,b   Lindal, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Indications; Intraepidermal nerves; Methods; Nerve biopsy; Skin biopsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFORMED CONSENT; LABORATORY TEST; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; PATIENT CARE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; REMYELINIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; BIOPSY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NERVE FIBER; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; REVIEW;

BIOPSY; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 80855125551     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2011.01546.x     Document Type: Article

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