Skin biopsy to detect peripheral neuropathy

[palmier]

I came across an interesting article called The Fire Within from John Hopkins about peripheral neuropathy. It only mentions b12 briefly but what I found interesting was a description of an objective method to detect and evaluate peripheral neuropathy using skin biopsies. I imagine it would be easier to get the right treatment (enough b12) with a skin biopsy that objectively proves that you suffer from peripheral neuropathy. Has anyone tried it?

hopkinsmedicine.org/news/pu...

“Skin biopsies can tell us exactly how much neuropathy you have, but they don’t tell us anything about the cause,” says Ahmet Hoke, a professor of neurology and another of the study’s authors. “The blood work becomes key. The blood work helps us establish the etiology.“

[wedgewood]

Yes, interesting . Thanks for forwarding that .

[Cherylclaire Forum Support]

Interesting - especially the observations re perceived loss of feeling (feet) and actual nerve-damaged site (including thigh).

Might explain why it took me from February to December 2016 to even feel that the practice nurse was touching the back of my upper arm at all, never mind injecting me with B12 !

She said "Everyone else moans about having this injection!"