Abstract：
:In previous work we demonstrated little effect of aging on the density and spatial pattern of epidermal innervation, however, this was restricted to two sites proximal and distal in the leg. To expand on these observations, we used punch skin biopsy in ten healthy controls to examine the variation in intra-epidermal nerve fiber (IENF) density at multiple specific sites in the leg. There was a consistent gradient in IENF from proximal to distal sites in all subjects, but minimal effect of age was noted. In the older age group (> or =70 years), the IENF densities ranged from 28.6+/-1.9 IENF/mm at the trunk to 15.5+/-1.5 at the distal leg. In a group of six patients with painful sensory neuropathy, we confirmed a length-dependent reduction in IENF. We observed what may be a predegenerative change, namely increased branching of epidermal nerve fibers at clinically unaffected sites. These data suggest little age-related change in IENF, at least up to age 75 years, in healthy normals. The increased branching complexity noted in unaffected sites in patients with sensory neuropathies implies that this may be a predegenerative change, preceding the actual loss of nerve fibers. Skin biopsy may be a useful tool for assessing the topographic extent and degree of nerve fiber damage in sensory neuropathies and its quantitative interpretation should be little affected by aging changes.
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J Neurol Scijournal_title
Journal of the neurological sciencesauthors
Lauria G,Holland N,Hauer P,Cornblath DR,Griffin JW,McArthur JCdoi
10.1016/s0022-510x(99)00063-5subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1999-04-01 00:00:00pages
172-8issue
2eissn
0022-510Xissn
1878-5883pii
S0022-510X(99)00063-5journal_volume
164pub_type
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