Chronic neuropathies are operationally classified as primarily demyelinating or axonal, on
the basis of electrodiagnostic or pathological criteria. Demyelinating neuropathies are …

After initial investigation of patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of neuropathy, a
clinical decision is made for a minority of patients to undergo further assessment with nerve …

OBJECT Nerve biopsy is typically performed in distal, noncritical sensory nerves without
using imaging to target the more involved regions. The yield of these procedures rarely …

OBJECTIVE Nerve biopsy is useful in the management of neuromuscular disorders and is
commonly performed in distal, noncritical cutaneous nerves. In general, these procedures …

Hirayama disease is a motor neuron disease predominantly affecting adolescent males. The
identifying feature of Hirayama disease is unilateral forearm and intrinsic muscle weakness …

Introduction: Sciatic nerve injury (SNI) is a potentially devastating complication after total hip
arthroplasty (THA). Intraoperative neural monitoring has been found in several studies to be …

Background and objectives Choosing the correct site for a nerve biopsy remains a challenge
due to nerve sacrifice and major donor site complications, such as neuroma, as seen in …

Nerve biopsies are often the most definitive test for the diagnosis of uncommon neurologic
dysfunction. Historically, nontargeted biopsies of distal cutaneous (sensory) nerves (eg …

Background Motor nerve biopsy is performed to supplement clinical, serologic, and imaging
data in the workup of neuropathies of unknown origin, especially when motor neuron …

Motor nerve biopsies are performed in the workup of neuropathies of unknown origin when
motor neuron disease is suspected. Biopsy of a motor branch of the superficial peroneal …