Neuromuscular pathology

Anthony A Amato; Umberto De Girolami

doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-98818-6.00005-4

Neuromuscular pathology

Handb Clin Neurol. 2023:195:287-300. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-98818-6.00005-4.

Authors

Anthony A Amato¹, Umberto De Girolami²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Diseases, Neuropathology Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
² Department of Pathology, Neuropathology Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: udegirolami@bwh.harvard.edu.

PMID: 37562873
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-98818-6.00005-4

Abstract

In this chapter, we discuss the indications for muscle, nerve, and skin biopsies, the techniques and normal processing of biopsy specimens, normal histological appearance, and the commonest histopathological abnormalities of different myopathies and neuropathies.

Keywords: Intraepidermal nerve fiber density; Muscle biopsy; Myopathy; Nerve biopsy; Neuropathy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biopsy / methods
Humans
Muscular Diseases*
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases* / pathology
Skin / innervation