I attended a tutorial on peripheral neuropathy in March 1969. The patient was a 45-year-old
married mother of two primary school children. She had been unwell since the beginning of …

Much exciting work has been carried out on the peripheral nervous system during the past
20 years and has led to a greater understanding of peripheral nerve disorders and to …

Peripheral neuropathy is a common condition that is associated with many systemic
diseases. Its exact prevalence in the community is not known although epidemiological stud …

A brief discussion of some of the clinical issues involved in the diagnosis of peripheral
neuropathy will be helpful to pathologists who receive clinical data from their neurological …

This study was set up to evaluate retrospectively the efficacy of a standard diagnostic
procedure, including non-invasive and invasive (spinal tap, nerve/muscle biopsy) …

Dr. J. St. C. Elkington: The phrase" peripheral neuropathy" is a comparatively recent recruit
to medical literature. It may be said to comprise that group of disorders previously referred to …

By definition, peripheral neuropathy includes all diseases which affect peripheral nerve
tissue-that is, the portions of the roots lying outside the pia. mater, and the dorsal root, and …

Disability and pain may result from dysfunction of a single peripheral nerve. Seemingly
innocent postures or activities may produce alarmingly severe disability. Mononeuropathy …

Peripheral neuropathy occurs as a component of several common and many rare diseases.
It is heterogenous in aetiology, diverse in pathology, and varied in severity. The term …

A peripheralneuropathy must always be con-sidered in the differential diagnosis of localized
parnesthesia, sensory loss, lower motor neurone paralysis and pain, especially if these …