title: [Neuropathy diagnosis strategy].
abstract: Peripheral neuropathy is a general term for peripheral nerve disease. The impairment of peripheral nerve is a very frequent situation with a limited clinical expression, but with several subjacent etiologies. Therefore in clinical practice more complicated than identify a neuropathy is the work-up of its etiological study. The clinical investigation and electrophysiologic study are fundamental in the investigation study of a neuropathy. The authors present a schematic revision work of the principals aspects of neuropathy clinical and study.
authors.affiliation: Serviços de Neurologia e de Neurofisiolgia, Hospital de São João, Porto.
authors.forename: Joana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Silveira
mesh_terms: D003943:Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology