Current view of diagnosing small fiber neuropathy

LRM Raasing, OJM Vogels, M Veltkamp… - Journal of …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a disorder of the small myelinated Aδ-fibers and
unmyelinated C-fibers [5, 6]. SFN might affect small sensory fibers, autonomic fibers or both …

Small-fiber neuropathy definition, diagnosis, and treatment

NY Basantsova, AA Starshinova, A Dori… - Neurological …, 2019 - Springer
In the last 30 years, improvement of diagnostic methods enabled routine evaluation of small
A-delta and C nerve fibers impairment, which results with the clinical condition known as a …

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
Introduction Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a heterogeneous group of disorders affecting
thin myelinated Aδ and unmyelinated C fibers. Common symptoms include neuropathic pain …

Associated conditions in small fiber neuropathy–a large cohort study and review of the literature

BTA de Greef, JGJ Hoeijmakers… - European journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a common disorder leading to
neuropathic pain and autonomic symptoms. The objective of this study was to investigate …

The diagnostic criteria for small fibre neuropathy: from symptoms to neuropathology

G Devigili, V Tugnoli, P Penza, F Camozzi, R Lombardi… - Brain, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Small fibre neuropathy (SFN), a condition dominated by neuropathic pain, is frequently
encountered in clinical practise either as prevalent manifestation of more diffuse neuropathy …

Small fiber neuropathy in unexpected clinical settings: a review

M Ghasemi, YA Rajabally - Muscle & nerve, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is being recognized with increasing frequency in
neuromuscular practice due to improved diagnostic techniques. Although there are some …

Small fiber neuropathy: a common and important clinical disorder

E Hoitsma, JPH Reulen, M De Baets, M Drent… - Journal of the …, 2004 - Elsevier
Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a neuropathy selectively involving small diameter
myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibers. Interest in this disorder has considerably …

Small fiber neuropathy: Swiss cohort characterization

LM Bitzi, D Lehnick, EP Wilder‐Smith - Muscle & nerve, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction/Aim There is currently insufficient clinical and epidemiological data
concerning small fiber neuropathy (SFN). This research analyzes data from medical records …

Long-time course of idiopathic small fiber neuropathy

P Flossdorf, WF Haupt, A Brunn, M Deckert… - European …, 2018 - karger.com
Background: Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a challenging subtype of peripheral
neuropathies. Once the diagnosis has been established, there is an uncertainty how SFN …

Which method for diagnosing small fiber neuropathy?

V Fabry, A Gerdelat, B Acket, P Cintas… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Small fiber neuropathies (SFN) induce pain and/or autonomic symptoms. The
diagnosis of SFN poses a challenge because the role of skin biopsy as a reference method …