The most accessible sensory nerve for biopsy is the sural nerve located behind the ankle. The procedure involves injection of a local anesthetic in the area to be biopsied. An incision about two ...

A technically inadequate biopsy is a substantial disservice to our patients. Biopsy of a nerve such as the sural nerve is an invasive procedure and should be a 'one-per-customer' undertaking ...

Nerve biopsy findings in length-dependent diabetic polyneuropathy. 1 μm-thick sections of superficial peroneal nerve biopsy specimens of two insulin-dependent diabetic patients in their 30s with ...

In this study we demonstrate an early loss of small nerve fibers detected by both CCM and skin biopsy in recently diagnosed T2D, with CNFD-MNF being most sensitive among six measures of CCM.