Neuromuscular

Small Vessel Pathology: Nerve

Inflammation
Subperineurial edema
Thickened vessel walls

INFLAMMATION & SUBPERINEURIAL EDEMA

Inflammation
Near a small epineurial vessel (Wide arrow)

Subperineurial edema (Narrow arrow)
In neighboring fascicle
Subperineurial edema (Low magnification; Arrows)
Present to a variable degree in different fascicles

THICKENED VESSEL WALLS


Ultrastructure: From Robert E Schmidt MD


Ultrastructure: From Robert E Schmidt MD
Diabetes
Vessel in Nerve
Basal lamina space: Multiple layers
Non-diagnostic muscle biopsy
Vessel in Muscle
Thickened wall: Homogeneous


Idiopathic Neuropathy1
  • Basal lamina space of endoneurial vessels (Arrows): Thickened; Homogeneous
  • Differential diagnosis


Normal Endoneurial Vessel
  • Basal lamina space of endoneurial vessel (Arrow): Normal




Go to Moderate & large vessel vasculitis
Return to Neuromuscular Home Page
Return to Vasculitis

References
1. Acta Neuropathol 2000;100:445-450

5/8/2005