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axonal
(redirected from axonal degeneration)

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ax·on  (ksn) also ax·one (-sn)
n.
The usually long process of a nerve fiber that generally conducts impulses away from the body of the nerve cell.
[Greek axn, axis.]
axon·al (ks-nl, k-snl) adj.
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Adj.1.axonal - of or relating to or resembling an axon
neuroscience - the scientific study of the nervous system


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In cases of acute progressive postviral CTS, close clinical follow-up with nerve conduction studies is advisable, and early decompression is recommended in cases that do not resolve spontaneously or when there is evidence of axonal degeneration.
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Subjects were included if they had a clinical diagnosis of chronic acquired peripheral neuropathy, including CIDP, chronic idiopathic axonal degeneration (IAD), hereditary sensorimotor neuropathy, and toxic neuropathy if the toxin was no longer detectable through blood samples.
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We verified the polyneuropathy with axonal degeneration by serial EEG/NCV studies.
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