nerve fiber teasing

Indications

• evaluation of peripheral neuropathy

Procedure

• performed on prestained proximodistally oriented portions of peripheral nerves
• specimens about 10 mm long are stained for 24-48 hours in Sudan black & then transferred to glycerin, where, using a pair of fine forceps & a stereomicroscope, they are separated into smaller fiber bundles from which single fibers are isolated

More general terms

• clinical procedure