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.
Without flexible sutures and fontanelles, the child's brain could not grow enough. The child would develop brain damage. Feeling the cranial sutures and fontanelles is one way that doctors and nurses follow the child's growth and development. They are able to assess the pressure inside the brain by feeling the tension of the fontanelles. The fontanelles should feel flat and firm.