Originally Posted by janieg

Had this link in my inbox this morning. Thought it was an interesting read.

"Small nerve fibers defy neuropathy conventions"

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-0...europathy.html

"Initially, he says, all patients with small fiber neuropathy had fewer nerve fibers at the test site on the ankle compared to the upper thigh, demonstrating more nerve damage the further down the leg measured. After three years, all three groups of those with small fiber neuropathy lost nerve fibers at the site tested in the ankle. But what surprised the researchers was that nerve fibers were lost at similar rates from the lower and upper thigh sites as well, a phenomenon that would not have been expected if the longest nerve fibers were the most vulnerable."