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Our physicians have many tools and clinical approaches at their disposal for the accurate diagnosis of neuromuscular and peripheral nerve disorders, including:
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Recent articles in the CNI REVIEW medical journal, Fall 2002, describe diagnostics in more detail. Abstracts of each are provide below and the full text is available in our Online Library.
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Diagnosis of Peripheral Neuropathies
Ira Chang, MD
The definition of peripheral neuropathy can range from a condition in which there is damage to nerve fibers within the peripheral nervous system to the more traditional distal symmetric polyneuropathy. Likewise, the causes of peripheral neuropathy are diverse and include metabolic, infectious, paraneoplastic, toxic, drug-induced, nutritional, hereditary, traumatic, immune-mediated or inflammatory, and idiopathic etiologies. Diagnosing the cause of a patient's peripheral neuropathy can therefore be a challenging and complex task, oftentimes with no specific etiology identified. There are, however, useful diagnostic tools and clinical approaches that can simplify this process and successfully lead to a treatable and potentially reversible cause of the neuropathy since, unlike the CNS, the peripheral nervous system can regenerate, leading to a satisfactory outcome for patient and diagnostician alike. Read the complete article in our Online Library.
MR Imaging of the Peripheral Nervous System:
MR Neurography
M.D. Solsberg, MD, FRCPC
MRI imaging of peripheral nerves is useful in combination with clinical evaluation and electrophysiological studies in the diagnosis of a broad range of peripheral nerve disorders, including neoplasia, nerve root compression and entrapment syndromes, trauma, and unexplained plexopathy. MRI can define the specific location of nerve root pathology. MRI can also detect secondary findings of muscle denervation. Read the complete article in our Online Library.
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