title: Peripheral neuropathy: clinical and electrophysiological considerations.
abstract: This article is a primer on the pathophysiology and clinical evaluation of peripheral neuropathy for the radiologist. Magnetic resonance neurography has utility in the diagnosis of many focal peripheral nerve lesions. When combined with history, examination, electrophysiology, and laboratory data, future advancements in high-field magnetic resonance neurography may play an increasingly important role in the evaluation of patients with peripheral neuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Tae
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Kalpana
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Lloyd
mesh_terms: D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods*; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: Electromyography; Entrapment neuropathy; Hereditary neuropathy; Nerve conduction study; Neuroimaging; Peripheral neuropathy