title: The value of nerve biopsies.
abstract: A short review on the usefullness of nerve biopsies is given. After a short description of the features of axonal degeneration and demyelination the possibility of diagnosing neurolipidoses from nerve biopsies is stressed.
mesh_terms: D001369:Axons / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000473:pathology; D009420:Nervous System / Q000473:pathology*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012583:Schwann Cells / Q000473:pathology