[Diagnosis of peripheral neuropathies: various factors of relevance for diagnosis].
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the influence of clinical examination and complementary tests on the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathies. Most of the patients (81.8%) were submitted to laboratory tests, 47.4% were submitted to electromyography, and 22.5% to biopsy. A syndromic diagnosis was made in 99.0% of the patients, topographic diagnosis in 98.6%, and etiological diagnosis in 73.2%. An average of 4.8 tests per patient were requested and 36 of the 93 different tests always gave normal results. The importance of the findings is discussed.
Marques Júnior
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Departamento de Neuropsiquiatria e Psicologia Médica, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
Barreira
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Herrera
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
Diagnóstico das neuropatias periféricas: alguns fatores relevantes para a realização do diagnóstico.