Nerve Biopsy in Peripheral Neuropathies: Not All Water Is under the Bridge

Marco Luigetti; Andrea Di Paolantonio

doi:10.3390/brainsci11050550

Nerve Biopsy in Peripheral Neuropathies: Not All Water Is under the Bridge

Brain Sci. 2021 Apr 27;11(5):550. doi: 10.3390/brainsci11050550.

Authors

Marco Luigetti^{1

2}, Andrea Di Paolantonio²

Affiliations

¹ Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, UOC Neurologia, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy.
² Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.

Abstract

Sural nerve biopsy has long been a valuable diagnostic tool for the study of peripheral neuropathies, although the recent introduction of non-invasive techniques (e.g., neuroimaging techniques, skin biopsy) and advanced genetic and immunological testing has changed the diagnostic workup of peripheral nervous system diseases. [...].

Keywords: CIDP; CMT; amyloid; nerve biopsy; nerve pathology; peripheral neuropathies.

Publication types

Editorial