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The multiple roles of nerve biopsy in the diagnosis and prognosis of suspected immune neuropathies.

Rafael KlimasAnna KordesSophie HuckemannZornitsa GaszJörg PhilippsMelissa SgodzaiThomas GrüterMelis SevindikChristiane Schneider-GoldRalf GoldKathy KeyvaniMin-Suk YoonAnna Lena FisseKalliopi PitarokoiliJeremias Motte
Published in: Journal of neurology (2024)
The main indication for nerve biopsy was the treatment of refractory cases of autoimmune neuropathies with the therapeutic consequence of treatment initiation or escalation. Sural biopsy also provided prognostic information. Even with extinguished sural SNAP, the biopsy can still have diagnostic value.
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