Figure 1-1 A-D, Sequential steps in performance of fascicular nerve biopsy described in text. (Modified from Dyck PJ, Lofgren EP. Method of fascicular biopsy of human peripheral nerve for electrophysiologic…
Figure 62-1 Progressive, over time, recovery of sympathetic sudomotor function as documented by serial thermoregulatory sweat test representations (cartoons). The areas of the body showing normal sweating are purple, absent…
Figure 66-1 Autonomic testing. A, The patient performs a Valsalva maneuver (blowing into a sealed tube for 15 seconds against an expiratory pressure of 35 mm Hg). There is no…
Figure 64-1 Cardiovascular autonomic testing in the patient with AAG (left panels) and a normal control (right panels). Heart rate is depicted in green, blood pressure in brown, and respiratory…
Figure 36-1 A 35-year-old man is shown. A, Note the thin body habitus and musculature build of the patient. B, Ptosis of the right eye and a left and evident…
Table 74-2 Estimated likelihood of distal symmetric polyneuropathy for case definitions that include only symptoms and signs: recommendations for field or epidemiologic studies In order to clarify the case definition,…
Figure 68-1 First thermoregulatory sweat test (yellow areas indicate anhidrosis): impaired sweating of the right forearm, left greater than right leg, bilateral thighs, dorsum of the feet, and forehead (left);…
Figure 78-1 The relationships of inherited neuropathies to each other and other syndromes. These Venn diagrams depict that dominantly inherited neuropathies can be separated into demyelinating and axonal forms (A);…
Figure 73-1 A teased unmyelinated fiber cluster (UFC) stained with cresyl violet. The preparation allows linear measurement of internuclear lengths (upper panel). Transverse sections of a teased UFC under light…
Figure 34-1 Symmetric facial weakness and skin laxity. Her family history was significant for multiple similarly affected family members shown in the pedigree (Fig. 34-2). Her position in the pedigree…
