A sural nerve biopsy is not required to diagnose most peripheral neuropathies, and conventional methods of clinical investigation such as electromyography, nerve conduction velocity, quantitative sensory and autonomic testing, and relevant laboratory assessment should be performed before embarking on this procedure (5).
Video: Baby's soft spots (fontanels) A baby's skull consists of several bones, and there are soft spots â or fontanels â where they meet. A baby's soft spots are covered by a thick fibrous layer. The soft spots are safe to touch and typically close within 12 to 18 months, when the skull bones fuse together. June 28, 2016.
Fontanel (fontanelle): The word fontanel comes from the French fontaine for fountain. The medical term fontanel is a soft spot of the skull.The soft spot is soft precisely because the cartilage there has not yet hardened into bone between the skull bones.he posterior fontanel closes first, at latest by the age of 8 weeks in a full-term baby. The anterior fontanel closes at 18 months of age on the average but it can close normally as early as 9 months.