Seddon classification

The Seddon classification is used to classify peripheral nerve lesions into three forms.[^1]

Classification

Type

Designation

Description

Type I

Neurapraxia

The axon and its sheaths are preserved.

Type II

Axonotmesis

The axon is transected, but the sheaths are preserved.

Type III

Neurotmesis

Complete transection of the nerve and its sheath structures.

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