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Superficial Peroneal Nerve/Peroneus Brevis Muscle Biopsy in Vasculitic Neuropathy Neurol 55:636-643, Collins,M.P. et al, 2000 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract In patients with suspected vasculitic neuropathy, combined nerve and muscle biopsies have been advocated as a way to increase the diagnostic yield, but the sensitivity and specificity of this approach have not been evaluated. Pathologic predictors of biopsy-proven peripheral nerve vasculitis have also not been analyzed in a systematic fashion. These findings establish the yield, sensitivity, and specificity of SPN/PBM biopsy for diagnosing vasculitic neuropathy and validate the use of suggestive pathologic features for diagnosing cases lacking definite necrotizing vascular changes.

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