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Diseases of Peripheral Nerve

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Assessment of a peripheral neuropathy requires a firm understanding of the clinical and electrophysiological features of peripheral nerve diseases (see Chap. 3), in addition to an appreciation of the general and specific pathological reactions in peripheral nerves which are discussed in this chapter. Much of the present body of information regarding peripheral nerve pathology has been gathered from detailed examination of nerve biopsies, from autopsy material and from experimental studies.

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  1. University of Southampton, England

    Roy O. Weller BSc, MD, PhD, FRCpath (Professor of Neuropathology and Consultant Neuropathologist) & D. Lindsay McLellan MA, MB, PhD, FRCP (Senior Lecturer in Neurology and Consultant Neurologist)

  2. Wessex Regional Neurological Centre, Southampton, England

    Roy O. Weller BSc, MD, PhD, FRCpath (Professor of Neuropathology and Consultant Neuropathologist) & D. Lindsay McLellan MA, MB, PhD, FRCP (Senior Lecturer in Neurology and Consultant Neurologist)

  3. The London Hospital and St Mark’s Hospital, London, England

    Michael Swash MD, FRCP, MRCPath (Consultant Neurologist and Senior Lecturer in Neuropathology)

  4. the London Hospital Medical College, London, England

    Michael Swash MD, FRCP, MRCPath (Consultant Neurologist and Senior Lecturer in Neuropathology)

  5. The London Hospital Medical College, England

    Carl L. Scholtz MB, MSc, FRCPA (Senior Lecturer in Neuropathology and Consultant Neuropathologist)

  6. The London Hospital, London, England

    Carl L. Scholtz MB, MSc, FRCPA (Senior Lecturer in Neuropathology and Consultant Neuropathologist)

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Weller, R.O., Swash, M., McLellan, D.L., Scholtz, C.L. (1983). Diseases of Peripheral Nerve. In: Clinical Neuropathology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1335-5_16

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