Diagnostic nerve biopsy provides an instructive case history of the developmental arc of a laboratory test. Biopsy of peripheral nerves became a clinically applicable procedure around 40 years ago, ...

August 19, 2009 — Endometrial biopsy with detection of nerve fibers may diagnose endometriosis with reliability close to the accuracy of laparoscopy performed by experienced gynecologic laparoscopists ...

Johns Hopkins physicians report success in a small study of a modified skin biopsy that hastens the earlier diagnosis of an inherited and progressively fatal nerve disease and seems to offer a clearer ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) affects the peripheral nerves. Tests to diagnose this condition include nerve conduction studies, electromyography, and sometimes an MRI. CIDP ...