ENFD Testing

Diagnostic confirmation allows for the most effective treatment  BakoDx’s epidermal nerve fiber density (ENFD) analysis is an objective diagnostic tool used to monitor and manage patients with small fiber peripheral neuropathy (SFPN). The analysis not only provides definitive confirmation of SFPN, but also enables better assessment of the severity of the neuropathic process, which may have treatment implications. ENFD analysis may also reveal degenerative changes in those patients with normal densities, which may predict the future onset of SFPN. SFPN may present with varying symptoms, however, most commonly presents with burning/shooting pains, pins and needle sensation or numbness and [...]

One quick in-offi­ce procedure can provide a definitive diagnosis, allowing for effective treatment and symptom relief Have patients complained of burning pain, tingling, numbness, or a pins and needles feeling of the lower extremity? This could be an indication of small fiber peripheral neuropathy[1] (SFPN), a condition that can be definitively confirmed with a quick, in-office punch biopsy procedure and epidermal nerve fiber density (ENFD) analysis. “For the early detection of small fiber peripheral neuropathy, ENFD analysis is the best objective tool,” says Dr. Wayne L. Bakotic, Medical Director at BakoDx. “The ENFD diagnostic test allows for the confirmation [...]