Neuropathy

Neuropathy: Introduction

Neuropathy: Peripheral neuropathy is the term for damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which may be caused either by diseases of the nerve or from the side-effects of systemic illness. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Neuropathy is available below.

Symptoms of Neuropathy

• Muscle weakness
• Decreased tendon reflexes
• Muscle atrophy
• Paresthesias
• Sensory loss
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 12 symptoms of Neuropathy

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Neuropathy:

• High Cholesterol: Home Testing:
  • Home Cholesterol Tests
  • Home Triglycerides Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Test Devices
• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
  • Home Blood Pressure Hypertension Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Home Heart Tests
• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Blood Pressure Testing
  • Home Cholesterol Testing
• Thyroid: Home Testing:
  • Home Thyroid Function Testing
  • Home TSH Tests
  • Home Adrenal Function Tests
• Diet & Weight Loss: Home Testing:
  • Home Weight Testing
  • Home Body Fat Testing (BMI)
  • Home Body Fat Monitoring
  • Home Fitness Testing
• Adrenal Gland Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Adrenal Function Testing
  • Home Thyroid Function Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
• Diabetes: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Diabetes Testing
  • Home Blood Glucose Test Kits
  • Home Urine Glucose Tests
  • Home Urine Ketone Tests
  • Home Diabetes HbA1c Tests
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Kidney Health Tests
  • Home Eye Health Tests
• Nerve Neuropathy: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Diabetes Test Kits
  • Home Blood Glucose Testing Kits
• more tests...»

Neuropathy: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Neuropathy:

• Nerve degeneration
• Guillain- Barre syndrome
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Neuropathy

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Neuropathy?

• Misdiagnosis of Neuropathy
• Failure to diagnose Neuropathy
• Hidden causes of Neuropathy (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Neuropathy

Neuropathy: Self Assessment Tools

• Heart Attack -- Self Assessment Tools
• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
• Heart Disease -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Neuropathy: Medical Mistakes

• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Neuropathy: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Neuropathy:

• Diabetes products & offers »
• Dieting & Weight management: products & offers »
• Heart health products & offers »
• High cholesterol
• more product offers...»

Neuropathy: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

In-Depth Reports: Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis

Diabetes diagnosis and misdiagnosis (In-Depth Report): Detailed report on diabetes misdiagnoses, rare curable types, and less common diagnostic issues....read full report »

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Misdiagnosis and Neuropathy

Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is an often overlooked medical condition that causes a cluster of chronic symptoms. There...read more »

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too common for people to die from...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder. Some of the conditions...read more »

Underactive thryoid may be misdiagnosed as depression: Hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid, is an endocrine gland disorder that is more common in women. It can mimic many...read more »

Cluster of diseases with difficult diagnosis issues: There is a well-known list of medical conditions that are all somewhat difficult to diagnose, and all can present...read more »

Poorly healing leg rashes a classic sign of chronic disease: Recurring leg rashes, or poorly healing leg rashes, are a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes,...read more »

Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps, particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes. However, there are also various other causes. See causes of leg cramps or...read more »

Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more...read more »

Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis). See symptoms of Vitamin...read more »

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Neuropathy: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Diabetes & Endocrinology Specialists:
  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
• Cholesterol Specialists:
  • Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol/Triglycerides)
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Neuropathy

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Neuropathy:

• Heart Health (Cardiac Care) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Neuropathy, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Neuropathy: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
  • High Cholesterol -- Rare Types
  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Depression -- Rare Types
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Neuropathy

• Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
• Diabetes
• Type 1 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome - a genetic syndrome causing peripheral neuropathy
• more causes...»

See full list of 33 causes of Neuropathy

More information about causes of Neuropathy:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Neuropathy (2 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Neuropathy (6 listings)
• Underlying causes of Neuropathy
• Neuropathy as a complication caused by other conditions
• Neuropathy as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Neuropathy
• Cause statistics for Neuropathy

Treatments for Neuropathy

• No medical treatments now exist that can cure inherited peripheral neuropathy. However, there are therapies for many other forms. Any underlying condition is treated first, followed by symptomatic treatment
• more treatments...»

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Latest Treatments for Neuropathy

• Carbamazepine
• Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
• Oxacarbazepine
• Phenytoin
• Baclofen
• more treatments...»

See full list of 21 latest treatments for Neuropathy

News Archives for Neuropathy

Medical news articles related to Neuropathy include:

• Gene Therapy Improves Diabetic Neuropathy in Study
• Health Tip: Symptoms of Diabetic Neuropathy
• Doctors Issue New Neuropathy Test Guidelines
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

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Patient Surveys for Neuropathy

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• Survey about the symptoms of your Neuropathy
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Prognosis for Neuropathy

Prognosis for Neuropathy: Timely treatment of injury can help prevent permanent damage.

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Reseach about Neuropathy

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Statistics for Neuropathy

• Medical statistics for Neuropathy
• Death and Mortality statistics for Neuropathy
• Society statistics for Neuropathy

Neuropathy: Broader Related Topics

• Autonomic nerve disorders
• more types...»

Types of Neuropathy

Types of Neuropathy

• Diabetic neuropathy
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Distal symmetrical polyneuropathy
• Hand neuropathy
• Autonomic neuropathy
• more types...»

See full list of 14 Types of Neuropathy

Curable Types of Neuropathy

Possibly curable types of Neuropathy include:

• Diabetic neuropathy
• Vitamin B12 defieiciency related neuropathy
• Thyroid disease related neuropathy
• Sarcoidosis related neuropathy
• Amyloidosis related neuropathy
• Inflammatory neuropathy
• more types...»

Rare Types of Neuropathy:

Rare types of Neuropathy include:

• Spinal cord tumours related neuropathy
• Intracranial aneurysms related neuropathy
• Lumbosacral radiculoplexopathy
• Inflammatory neuropathies
• Malignant nerve root infiltrations related neuropathy
• Uremic neuropathy
• Vasculitic neuropathy
• more types...»

Stories from Users Related to Neuropathy

• Chronic Peripheral Neuropathy
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• leg neuropathy
• Neuropathy from Antibiotic
• Peripherial Neuropathy HELP
• Weird Neuropathy Symptoms
• neuropathy of the legs?
• Blurry lower peripheral vision
• Peripheral Vision Blurry only one eye
• slight loss of peripheral vision
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• Peripheral Neuropathy / Shingles Injection
• Neuropathy AND hematuria
• peripheral neuropathy & gamma globulin treatment
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• Multi Focal Neuropathy
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• Left thumb neuropathy
• constant shimmering in peripheral vision
• Loss of peripheral vision

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Definitions of Neuropathy:

Any pathology of the peripheral nerves - (Source - WordNet 2.1)