Abstract
Twenty-eight patients with sensory complaints of unknown etiology had repeated skin biopsies. Patients with large nerve fiber swellings on initial biopsy showed a decline in epidermal nerve fiber density on repeated biopsies (p < 0.05 within group; p < 0.05 vs those without swellings). Patients without nerve fiber swellings did not have changes in nerve fiber density between biopsies. Patients with large nerve fiber swellings were most likely to present clinically with paresthesias (p < 0.05).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 256-258 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Neurology |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology