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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation/ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE AND CLINICAL NEUROMUSCULAR PHYSIOLOGY

Entrapment neuropathy

Pathologicallly, entrapment neuropathy characterized by

paranodal demyelination in the early stages

complete segmental demyelination in the full-blown stage

complete degeneration of fibers in the later stage -> wallerian degeneration in the nerve distal to the entrapment is natural consequence