Table of Contents
- Overview
- Results
- Risks
- Prevention
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Biopsy - nerve
Normal Values
There is normal nerve anatomy, with no abnormal growths or inclusions.
Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
What abnormal results mean
Conditions or disorders that may be revealed include:
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Amyloidosis (sural nerve biopsy is most often used) - Demyelination
Inflammation of the nerve Leprosy - Loss of axon tissue
Metabolic neuropathies Necrotizing vasculitis Sarcoidosis
Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:
Alcoholic neuropathy Axillary nerve dysfunction Brachial plexopathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (hereditary) Common peroneal nerve dysfunction Distal median nerve dysfunction Mononeuritis multiplex Mononeuropathy - Necrotizing vasculitis
Neurosarcoidosis Radial nerve dysfunction Tibial nerve dysfunction
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Review Date: 06/24/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of
Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology,
Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD,
MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
