Peripheral neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy: Introduction

Peripheral neuropathy: Peripheral neuropathy is a common neurological disorder resulting from damage to the peripheral nerves. It may be caused by diseases of the nerves or as the ... more about 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. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Peripheral neuropathy is available below.

Symptoms of Peripheral neuropathy

• Weakness
• Numbness
• Paresthesia
• Pain
• Muscle weakness
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 11 symptoms of Peripheral neuropathy

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Peripheral neuropathy:

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• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
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• Thyroid: Home Testing:
  • Home Thyroid Function Testing
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• Diet & Weight Loss: Home Testing:
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• Adrenal Gland Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Adrenal Function Testing
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• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
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  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Kidney Health Tests
  • Home Eye Health Tests
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Peripheral neuropathy: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Peripheral neuropathy:

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

Medical Textbooks Online about Peripheral neuropathy

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Peripheral neuropathy?

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

Peripheral neuropathy: Self Assessment Tools

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Peripheral neuropathy: Medical Mistakes

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

Peripheral neuropathy: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

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• Heart health products & offers »
• Leg Care & Injury
• Knee Care & Injury
• High cholesterol
• more product offers...»

Peripheral 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 Peripheral neuropathy

Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is an often overlooked medical condition that causes a...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 undiagnosed heart attack, or...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 diseases,...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 in a variety...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 ...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....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 often in child patients than in adults. Some of the overlooked...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 ...read more »

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Peripheral 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: Peripheral neuropathy

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

• Heart Health (Cardiac Care) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Peripheral 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)

Peripheral 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 Peripheral neuropathy

• Diabetic peripheral neuropathy - diabetes is a very common cause
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome - a genetic syndrome causing peripheral neuropathy
• Uremia
• AIDs
• Nutritional deficiencies
• more causes...»

See full list of 281 causes of Peripheral neuropathy

More information about causes of Peripheral neuropathy:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Peripheral neuropathy (28 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Peripheral neuropathy (44 listings)
• Underlying causes of Peripheral neuropathy
• Peripheral neuropathy as a complication caused by other conditions
• Peripheral neuropathy as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Peripheral neuropathy
• Cause statistics for Peripheral neuropathy

Treatments for Peripheral neuropathy

• Treatment depends on the underlying cause
• Chromium - possibly used for treatment of related chromium deficiency
• Vitamin B1 - possibly used for related vitamin B1 deficiency
• Vitamin B6 - possibly used for related vitamin B6 deficiency
• 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. Peripheral nerves have the ability to regenerate, as long as the nerve cell itself has not been killed. Symptoms often can be controlled, and eliminating the causes of specific forms of neuropathy often can prevent new damage
• more treatments...»

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News Archives for Peripheral neuropathy

Medical news articles related to Peripheral neuropathy include:

• Doctors Issue New Neuropathy Test Guidelines
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Peripheral neuropathy

Medical research articles related to Peripheral neuropathy include:

• Alcohol-use disorders.
• The analgesic effect of a metered-dose 8% lidocaine pump spray in posttraumatic peripheral neuropathy: a pilot study
• Practice parameter: assessing patients in a neurology practice for risk of falls (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.
• Effect of weight-bearing activity on foot ulcer incidence in people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: feet first randomized controlled trial
• Epalrestat: an aldose reductase inhibitor for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy
• Toxicities associated with dual nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor regimens in HIV-infected children
• Duloxetine hydrochloride - Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
• What are the potential causes of foot numbness, spreading to both legs?
• more research...»

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Prognosis for Peripheral neuropathy

Prognosis for 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.

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Statistics for Peripheral neuropathy

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• Death and Mortality statistics for Peripheral neuropathy
• Society statistics for Peripheral neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy: Broader Related Topics

• Neuropathy
• more types...»

Types of Peripheral neuropathy

Types of Peripheral neuropathy

• Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
• Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome
• more types...»

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Article Excerpts about Peripheral neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy is a common neurological disorder resulting from damage to the peripheral nerves. It may be caused by diseases of the nerves or as the result of systemic illnesses. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Peripheral Neuropathy Information Page: NINDS)

Definitions of 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)