Muscle, nerve, and skin biopsy.
The diagnostic approach to neuromuscular disorders begins with clinical evaluation and electromyographic examination. The histology of the muscle, nerve, and skin are the subsequent essential steps in establishing the diagnosis.
Jaradeh
Safwan S
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Department of Neurology and Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. sjaradeh@neuroscience.mcm.edu
Ho
Heather
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D001706:Biopsy; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000473:pathology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008931:Mitochondria, Muscle / Q000473:pathology; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation / Q000473:pathology*; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*
D004396:Coloring Agents