Usefulness of skin biopsies in the evaluation and management of patients with suspected small fiber neuropathy

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-41

  Saperstein, David S ^a   Levine, Todd D ^a   Levine, Madison ^a   Hank, Nicole ^a  

^a Phoenix Neurological Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraepidermal nerve fiber density; Small fiber neuropathy; Usefulness

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PROPRIOCEPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SMALL FIBER NEUROPATHY; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 84871377875     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2012.723652     Document Type: Review

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