000878460 001__ 878460 000878460 005__ 20230918092251.0 000878460 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1186/s42466-020-00064-2 000878460 0247_ $$2Handle$$a2128/25522 000878460 0247_ $$2altmetric$$aaltmetric:85917869 000878460 0247_ $$2pmid$$a33324924 000878460 0247_ $$2WOS$$aWOS:001044706800001 000878460 037__ $$aFZJ-2020-02865 000878460 082__ $$a610 000878460 1001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aLehmann, Helmar C.$$b0$$eCorresponding author 000878460 245__ $$aDiagnosis of peripheral neuropathy 000878460 260__ $$a[London]$$bBioMed Central$$c2020 000878460 3367_ $$2DRIVER$$aarticle 000878460 3367_ $$2DataCite$$aOutput Types/Journal article 000878460 3367_ $$0PUB:(DE-HGF)16$$2PUB:(DE-HGF)$$aJournal Article$$bjournal$$mjournal$$s1597731278_14214 000878460 3367_ $$2BibTeX$$aARTICLE 000878460 3367_ $$2ORCID$$aJOURNAL_ARTICLE 000878460 3367_ $$00$$2EndNote$$aJournal Article 000878460 520__ $$aIntroductionPeripheral neuropathy represents a spectrum of diseases with different etiologies. The most common causes are diabetes, exposure to toxic substances including alcohol and chemotherapeutics, immune-mediated conditions, and gene mutations. A thorough workup including clinical history and examination, nerve conduction studies, and comprehensive laboratory tests is warranted to identify treatable causes.First stepsThe variability of symptoms allows distinguishing characteristic clinical phenotypes of peripheral neuropathy that should be recognized in order to stratify the diagnostic workup accordingly. Nerve conduction studies are essential to determine the phenotype (axonal versus demyelinating) and severity. Laboratory tests, including genetic testing, CSF examination, nerve imaging, and nerve biopsy, represent additional clinical tests that can be useful in specific clinical scenarios.CommentsWe propose a flow chart based on five common basic clinical patterns of peripheral neuropathy. Based on these five clinical phenotypes, we suggest differential diagnostic pathways in order to establish the underlying cause.ConclusionsThe recognition of characteristic clinical phenotypes combined with nerve conduction studies allows pursuing subsequent diagnostic pathways that incorporate nerve conduction studies and additional diagnostic tests. This two-tiered approach promises higher yield and better cost-effectiveness in the diagnostic workup in patients with peripheral neuropathy. 000878460 536__ $$0G:(DE-HGF)POF3-572$$a572 - (Dys-)function and Plasticity (POF3-572)$$cPOF3-572$$fPOF III$$x0 000878460 588__ $$aDataset connected to CrossRef 000878460 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aWunderlich, Gilbert$$b1 000878460 7001_ $$0P:(DE-Juel1)131720$$aFink, Gereon R.$$b2$$ufzj 000878460 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aSommer, Claudia$$b3 000878460 773__ $$0PERI:(DE-600)2947493-0$$a10.1186/s42466-020-00064-2$$gVol. 2, no. 1, p. 20$$n1$$p20$$tNeurological research and practice$$v2$$x2524-3489$$y2020 000878460 8564_ $$uhttps://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/878460/files/Lehmann_2020_Neurological%20Research%20and%20Practice_Diagnosis%20of%20peripheral%20neuropathy.pdf$$yOpenAccess 000878460 8564_ $$uhttps://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/878460/files/Lehmann_2020_Neurological%20Research%20and%20Practice_Diagnosis%20of%20peripheral%20neuropathy.pdf?subformat=pdfa$$xpdfa$$yOpenAccess 000878460 909CO $$ooai:juser.fz-juelich.de:878460$$pdnbdelivery$$pdriver$$pVDB$$popen_access$$popenaire 000878460 9101_ $$0I:(DE-588b)5008462-8$$6P:(DE-Juel1)131720$$aForschungszentrum Jülich$$b2$$kFZJ 000878460 9131_ $$0G:(DE-HGF)POF3-572$$1G:(DE-HGF)POF3-570$$2G:(DE-HGF)POF3-500$$3G:(DE-HGF)POF3$$4G:(DE-HGF)POF$$aDE-HGF$$bKey Technologies$$lDecoding the Human Brain$$v(Dys-)function and Plasticity$$x0 000878460 9141_ $$y2020 000878460 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0510$$2StatID$$aOpenAccess 000878460 915__ $$0LIC:(DE-HGF)CCBY4$$2HGFVOC$$aCreative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0 000878460 920__ $$lyes 000878460 9201_ $$0I:(DE-Juel1)INM-3-20090406$$kINM-3$$lKognitive Neurowissenschaften$$x0 000878460 980__ $$ajournal 000878460 980__ $$aVDB 000878460 980__ $$aUNRESTRICTED 000878460 980__ $$aI:(DE-Juel1)INM-3-20090406 000878460 9801_ $$aFullTexts