TY - JOUR T1 - A practical approach to enlargement of nerves, plexuses and roots JF - Practical Neurology JO - Pract Neurol SP - 105 LP - 115 DO - 10.1136/practneurol-2014-001004 VL - 15 IS - 2 AU - Satish V Khadilkar AU - Rakhil S Yadav AU - Girish Soni Y1 - 2015/04/01 UR - http://pn.bmj.com/content/15/2/105.abstract N2 - Detecting enlargement of accessible nerves is very helpful in assessing patients with peripheral nerve disorders, as only a few types of neuropathy lead to nerve thickening. The three leading causes are leprosy, hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies (types 1 and 3) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathies. MRI, neurography and ultrasonography allow assessment of clinically inaccessible portions of deep-seated nerves, plexuses and roots. As a result, isolated proximal segment thickenings, as found in chronic inflammatory sensory polyradiculopathy, can now be better evaluated and managed. Similarly, focal nerve enlargements due to infection, inflammation, infiltration and neoplasm are being identified and treated effectively. We present a practical approach to the diagnosis and management of patients with enlarged peripheral nerves, plexuses and roots, including cranial nerves. ER -