Target fibers in multiple sclerosis: implications for pathogenesis
Riggs, J.E.; Schochet, S.S.; Kopitnik, T.A.; Gutmann, L.
Neurology 36(2): 297-298
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-3878 PMID: 3945404 Document Number: 269065
Target fibers are generally considered a specific indicator of denervating disease. We found large numbers of target fibers in a biceps biopsy from a patient with MS and spastic quadriparesis. There was no evidence of denervation. Target fibers are not seen only in denervation.
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