← Return to Autonomic Nervous system vs dysautonomia
DiscussionAutonomic Nervous system vs dysautonomia
Neuropathy | Last Active: Jun 1, 2022 | Replies (45)Comment receiving replies
Replies to "I had tilt table and it was negative. One cardio Dr in GA two years ago..."
I'm surprised the neurologist would not order a punch biopsy to help rule out or confirm a diagnosis. I'm pretty sure it's the gold standard but then I'm not a doctor and have no medical training or background. Is it possible to discuss it more with your neurologist and request a biopsy be done. Here's some background info on it's use....
"Can a skin biopsy detect neuropathy? -- Skin biopsy can show the presence of autonomic neuropathy by providing a semiquantitative assessment of the denervation of sweat glands (fig 2). This approach is more sensitive than functional examination of autonomic nerves using quantitative sudomotor axon testing." --- Skin biopsy: a new tool for diagnosing peripheral neuropathy - NCBI: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1885305/