title: [Value of neuromuscular biopsy in the child. Clinical, electrophysiologic and histopathologic correlations in 97 cases].
abstract: The authors tried to test the diagnostic yield of muscle and nerve biopsies in children and studied the relationships between clinical, electrophysiological and histopathological findings in 97 cases seen over a 3-year period. Specific histopathological lesions were described in 17.9% of muscle biopsies and 27.2% of nerve biopsies. In 65% of the cases, the biopsy revealed or confirmed the diagnosis, or specified the process (neurogenic or myogenic). Histopathology was concordant with clinical and electrophysiological findings in 83.5% of the cases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Intérêt de la biopsie neuro-musculaire chez l'enfant. Etude des corrélations cliniques, électrophysiologiques et histopathologiques de 97 cas.