What is Peripheral neuropathy?

What is Peripheral neuropathy?

• Peripheral neuropathy: Nerve damage causing sensory changes to toes, feet, legs or hands.
• Peripheral neuropathy: Diseases of the peripheral nerves external to the brain and spinal cord, which includes diseases of the nerve roots, ganglia, plexi, autonomic nerves, sensory nerves, and motor nerves.
  Source - Diseases Database

Name and Aliases of Peripheral neuropathy

Main name of condition: Peripheral neuropathy

Peripheral Neuropathies, PN

Types of Peripheral neuropathy:

Subtypes of Peripheral neuropathy: Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome
Parent types of Peripheral neuropathy: Neuropathy

Organs Affected by Peripheral neuropathy:

nerves, hands, feet

How serious is Peripheral neuropathy?

Prognosis of Peripheral neuropathy: Recovery from peripheral neuropathy is usually slow. Depending on the type of peripheral neuropathy, the patient may fully recover without residual effects or may partially recover and have sensory, motor, and vasomotor (blood vessel) deficits. If severely affected, the patient may develop chronic muscular atrophy. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Peripheral Neuropathy Information Page: NINDS)
Complications of Peripheral neuropathy: see complications of Peripheral neuropathy

What causes Peripheral neuropathy?

Causes of Peripheral neuropathy: see causes of Peripheral neuropathy
Risk factors for Peripheral neuropathy: see risk factors for Peripheral neuropathy

How is it treated?

Treatments for Peripheral neuropathy: see treatments for Peripheral neuropathy
Research for Peripheral neuropathy: see research for Peripheral neuropathy