In medicine, a nerve biopsy is an invasive procedure in which a piece of a nerve is removed from an organism and examined microscopically. A nerve biopsy can lead to the discovery of necrotizing vasculitis, amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, leprosy, metabolic neuropathies, inflammation of the nerve, loss of axon tissue, and demyelination.
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Surgery, Nervous system: neurosurgical and other procedures (ICD-9-CM V3 01–05+89.1, ICD-10-PCS 00–01)
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Craniotomy · Craniectomy (Decompressive craniectomy) · Cranioplasty
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Brain
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thalamus and globus pallidus: Thalamotomy · Thalamic stimulator · Pallidotomy
ventricular system: Ventriculostomy · Suboccipital puncture · Intracranial pressure monitoring
cerebrum: Psychosurgery (Lobotomy, Bilateral cingulotomy) · Hemispherectomy · Anterior temporal lobectomy
pituitary: Hypophysectomy
hippocampus: Amygdalohippocampectomy
Brain biopsy
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Cerebral meninges
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Meningeal biopsy
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Spinal cord and spinal canal
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Spinal cord and roots (Cordotomy, Rhizotomy)
Vertebrae and intervertebral discs: see Template:Bone, cartilage, and joint procedures
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Medical imaging
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CT head · Cerebral angiography · Pneumoencephalography · Echoencephalography/Transcranial doppler · MRI of brain and brain stem · Brain PET · SPECT of brain · Myelography
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Diagnostic
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Electroencephalography · Lumbar puncture · Polysomnography
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CPRs
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Glasgow Coma Scale · Mini-mental state examination · NIH stroke scale · CHADS score
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Cranial and peripheral nerves
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Nerve block · Vagotomy
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Sympathetic nerves or ganglia
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Ganglionectomy · Sympathectomy (Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy)
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Nerves (general)
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Axotomy · Neurectomy · Nerve biopsy
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Diagnostic
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Nerve conduction study · Electromyography
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Medical imaging
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Magnetic resonance neurography
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M: CNS
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anat(n/s/m/p/4/e/b/d/c/a/f/l/g)/phys/devp
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noco(m/d/e/h/v/s)/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr
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proc, drug(N1A/2AB/C/3/4/7A/B/C/D)
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M: PNS
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anat(h/r/t/c/b/l/s/a)/phys(r)/devp/prot/nttr/nttm/ntrp
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noco/auto/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr
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proc, drug(N1B)
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