Skin biopsy with a 3 mm disposable circular punch is easy to perform and allows, after
proper processing, the visualization of epidermal, dermal, and sweat gland nerve fibers. A …

The diagnosis of small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a challenge for clinical neurophysiology.
Conventional nerve conduction studies are inappropriate for this purpose and therefore …

Optic neuropathies constitute a group of conditions with various etiologies and might be
caused by different factors; we can distinguish the genetic and acquired causes of optic …

We conducted the current study to analyze the clinical, immunologic, and neurophysiologic
features of primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS)-associated sensory small fiber neuropathies …

Background Thyroid autoimmunity and mild hypothyroidism in women seem to be
associated with sexual dysfunction and depressive symptoms. Data concerning similar …

Methods Patients with CD and/or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) were recruited from the
gastroenterology clinics at a medical center and local support groups. Control subjects …

Despite treatment with levothyroxine, hypothyroidism and autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) may
be associated with reduced quality of life (QoL), an enigmatic condition referred to as" …

Aim To evaluate, by using skin biopsy technique, the intraepidermal nerve fiber (IENF)
density in a group of untreated patients with hypothyroidism, either overt (OH) or subclinical …

Individuals carrying the amyloidogenic transthyretin (TTR) mutation are predisposed to
develop familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP). The first clinical manifestations are often …

Objective To characterize sensory threshold alterations in peripheral neuropathies and the
relationship between these alterations and the presence of pain. Methods Seventy-four …