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What is Peripheral neuropathy?
- Peripheral neuropathy: Introduction
- Types of Peripheral neuropathy
- Prognosis
- Complications
- Other names for Peripheral neuropathy
- What causes Peripheral neuropathy?
- What are the symptoms of Peripheral neuropathy?
- Organs Affected by Peripheral neuropathy
- How is it treated?
- Peripheral neuropathy: Introduction
What is Peripheral neuropathy?
- Peripheral 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.
- 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
Peripheral neuropathy: Introduction
Types of Peripheral neuropathy:
Types of Peripheral neuropathy:
- Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
- Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome
- more types...»
Broader types of Peripheral neuropathy:
How serious is Peripheral neuropathy?
Prognosis of Peripheral neuropathy: Timely treatment of injury can help prevent permanent damage. Self-care skills such as meticulous foot care and careful wound treatment in people with diabetes and others who have an impaired ability to feel pain can alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life. Such changes often create conditions that encourage nerve regeneration.
Complications of Peripheral neuropathy:
see complications of 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)
What causes Peripheral neuropathy?
Causes of Peripheral neuropathy: see causes of Peripheral neuropathy
Risk factors for Peripheral neuropathy:
see
risk factors for Peripheral neuropathy
What are the symptoms of Peripheral neuropathy?
Symptoms of Peripheral neuropathy: see symptoms of Peripheral neuropathy
Complications of Peripheral neuropathy: see complications of Peripheral neuropathy
Onset of Peripheral neuropathy: Usually insidious in onset.
Peripheral neuropathy: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Peripheral neuropathy.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Peripheral neuropathy.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Peripheral neuropathy:
see treatments for Peripheral neuropathy
Research for Peripheral neuropathy:
see research for Peripheral neuropathy
Organs Affected by Peripheral neuropathy:
Organs and body systems related to Peripheral neuropathy include:
Name and Aliases of Peripheral neuropathy
Main name of condition: Peripheral neuropathy
Other names or spellings for Peripheral neuropathy:Peripheral Neuropathies, PN
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