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7712627

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-5-17
pubmed:abstractText
Motor nerve biopsy was attempted on 19 occasions in 18 patients. Nerve tissue was obtained in 16. The nerves biopsied included those to the anconeus (4 times), palmaris longus (6), flexor sublimus (1), triceps (2), extensor carpi radialis (1), quadriceps (1) and gastrocnemius (1). Attempts to biopsy the radial nerve, the nerve to plantaris and the left common peroneal nerves failed in 2 patients. The lengths of nerve obtained varied from 1 to 3 cm, and from 1-5 fasciculi were present in the specimens. Sufficient material for both electron microscopy and teasing was present in 11. No patient experienced increased weakness, but one had transient paraesthesiae in the distal forearm following biopsy of the nerve to the palmaris longus. We conclude that motor nerve biopsy as described is both feasible and safe. The nerve to the palmaris longus, where that muscle was present, provided the optimum specimen for pathological studies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0196-6383
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
33-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Motor nerve biopsy: feasibility and safety.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuroscience, St. Vincent's Hospital, Victoria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article