The diagnostic challenge of small fibre neuropathy: clinical presentations, evaluations, and causes

AJ Terkelsen, P Karlsson, G Lauria, R Freeman… - The lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
fibre neuropathydiagnostic tests to identify small fibre neuropathy include skin biopsy,
quantitative sensory, and autonomic testing. Additional tests, such as those measuring small fibre-…

Small-fibre neuropathies—advances in diagnosis, pathophysiology and management

JG Hoeijmakers, CG Faber, G Lauria… - Nature reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
… myelinated Aδ-fibres and unmyelinated C-fibres, is clinically characterized by neuropathic
pain symptoms and autonomic complaints. Diagnosis of SFN is challenging as the clinical …

The challenge of differentiating fibromyalgia from small-fiber neuropathy in clinical practice

F Bailly - Joint Bone Spine, 2021 - Elsevier
… clinical differences between fibromyalgia and small fibre neuropathy. In fibromyalgia, pain
is … fibre neuropathy pain is related to loss or dysfunction of intraepidermal small nerve fibres. …

Diagnostic criteria for small fibre neuropathy in clinical practice and research

G Devigili, S Rinaldo, R Lombardi, D Cazzato… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
… reliably lead to the diagnosis of small fibre neuropathy than the … to the diagnosis of small
fibre neuropathy is reliable and … One challenging issue regards the potential circularity of the …

Small fiber neuropathy: Diagnosis, causes, and treatment

D Sène - Joint Bone Spine, 2018 - Elsevier
… , is now a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Nearly 7% of the general population
have chronic neuropathic pain responsible for severe … Small fibre neuropathy in sarcoidosis …

Clinical diagnosis and management of small fiber neuropathy: an update on best practice

G Devigili, D Cazzato, G Lauria - Expert review of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Diagnostic challenges are discussed, encompassing the role of accurate and standardized
assessment of symptoms and signs and providing clues for the clinical practice. The authors …

Painful and non-painful diabetic neuropathy, diagnostic challenges and implications for future management

TS Jensen, P Karlsson, SS Gylfadottir, ST Andersen… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
… By far the most common form of diabetic neuropathy is distal symmetric polyneuropathy,
which we will refer to as DN, and encompasses small and large fibre neuropathy. DN is usually …

The clinical approach to small fibre neuropathy and painful channelopathy

AC Themistocleous, JD Ramirez, J Serra… - Practical …, 2014 - pn.bmj.com
fibres are absent in the patient with HIV (B) consistent with the diagnosis of small fibre
neuropathy… A variety of mechanical and thermal challenges, non-nociceptive and nociceptive, of …

Which method for diagnosing small fiber neuropathy?

V Fabry, A Gerdelat, B Acket, P Cintas… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
… fiber neuropathies (SFN) induce pain and/or autonomic symptoms. The diagnosis of SFN
poses a challenge … on the final diagnosis and the best diagnostic strategy was then evaluated. …

Diagnosis of small fiber neuropathy: A comparative study of five neurophysiological tests

JP Lefaucheur, A Wahab, V Planté-Bordeneuve… - Neurophysiologie …, 2015 - Elsevier
… a rather unclear entity and a diagnostic challenge. Many tests have so far been developed
for the diagnosis of SFN [65]. In this study, we compared the diagnostic value of five of these …