NEUROPATHY-NERVE BIOPSY

SUMMARY

1. Less important due to better EMG, lab & genetic testing.

2. Staining: H&E, immunostaining on frozen sections, electron microscopy.

USES
3. Mononeuritis multiplex, vasculitis, sarcoid
4. CIDP
5. Leprosy
6. Infiltrative diseases (amyloid, neoplastic)
7. Diffuse progressive cryptogenic neuropathies

Reference(s)

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Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. https://www.tg.org.au [Accessed 2021].