What is Peripheral neuropathy?

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:

• Neuropathy
• more types...»

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:

• Nerves
• Hands
• Feet

Name and Aliases of Peripheral neuropathy

Main name of condition: Peripheral neuropathy

Peripheral Neuropathies, PN