Open AccessLongitudinal Assessment of Small Fiber Neuropathy
Author(s) -
Mohammad Khoshnoodi,
Shaun Truelove,
Ahmet Z. Burakgazi,
Ahmet Höke,
Andrew L. Mammen,
Michael Polydefkis
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.298
H-Index - 231
eISSN - 2168-6157
pISSN - 2168-6149
DOI - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.0057
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , peripheral neuropathy , nerve fiber , skin biopsy , outpatient clinic , biopsy , impaired glucose tolerance , gastroenterology , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology , anatomy
Few data are available on the natural history of small fiber neuropathy (SNF). Peripheral neuropathy typically follows a length-dependent pattern, leading us to hypothesize that patients with SFN would lose intraepidermal nerve fibers at the distal leg more quickly than at more proximal thigh sites.
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