Electromyography confirmed severe sensorimotor peripheral neuropathy. Right sural nerve and rectal biopsies confirmed amyloidosis on Congo red staining. Laboratory studies were as follows ...

The most accessible sensory nerve for biopsy is the sural nerve located behind the ankle. The procedure involves injection of a local anesthetic in the area to be biopsied. An incision about two ...

This week we are going to discuss sural neuritis, which is a nerve irritation of the sural nerve in the lower leg that can mimic other conditions such as a 5th metatarsal fracture, an Achilles ...