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Nerve conduction studies are characteristic of a demyelinating neuropathy: conduction is slow and action potentials are small.

The EMG of distal muscles demonstrates denervation. Proximal EMG is usually normal.

Nerve biopsy may show a predominance of smaller fibres and localised thickening of the myelin sheath.


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