title: Basic pathology of the peripheral nerve.
abstract: Peripheral nerve pathology encompasses a complex array of disease processes that are poorly understood. This article provides a substrate for communication between pathologists and radiologists who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with peripheral neuropathy. The article is organized into sections on normal histology, routine morphologic techniques used in the study of peripheral nerve, and the basic disease patterns, followed by a brief discussion of selected neuropathies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropathology and Ophthalmic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306, USA. rushinge@afip.osd.mil
authors.forename: Elisabeth J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Rushing
authors.forename: John-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bouffard
mesh_terms: D001369:Axons / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000473:pathology