Both viral and bacterial infections have been implicated in peripheral neuropathy. Leprosy is caused by the bacteria M. leprae, which directly attack sensory nerves. Other bacterial illness may set the stage for an immune-mediated attack on the nerves. For example, one theory about Guillain-Barré...
But it could also be Peripheral Neuropathy, a disorder affecting nerves, impairing them in their function of transmitting information to the brain. Improved Vitamin B, helps address Peripheral Neuropathy Objective: To delineate pattern of peripheral vascular disease (PAD) (upper or lower limb vessels...
Foot ulcers.These slow-healing sores can affect anyone with peripheral neuropathy. But they are a particular problem for people with diabetes, who often have foot and leg numbness and aren’t aware that they have a wound or irritation. Making things worse, high blood pressure from diabetes redu...
Peripheral Neuropathy is the one type of disorder in peripheral nervous system. Peripheral neuropathy includes some neurological problems such as injuries, infections, metabolic problems. It includes numbness in your legs and arms. Peripheral Neuropathy is damage nerve of brain and peripheral nervous syst...
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, or DPN, affects many patients with diabetes, but despite its prevalence, it still remains underdiagnosed. What do you need to know about this common complication? We give you a leg up.doi:10.1097/01.NME.0000359604.70990.96Gattullo, Barbara A...
Balance on One Leg Increasing the difficulty of certain exercise tasks can result in very good benefits for those with peripheral neuropathy caused by diabetes. One such task is attempting to balance on one leg. Before trying this task, you should be next to a stable object in case balance ...
Balance on One Leg Increasing the difficulty of certain exercise tasks can result in very good benefits for those with peripheral neuropathy caused by diabetes. One such task is attempting to balance on one leg. Before trying this task, you should be next to a stable object in case balance ...
Peripheral neuropathy is one of the commonest complications of diabetes and the commonest form of neuropathy in the developed world.1 Diabetic polyneuropathy encompasses several neuropathic syndromes, and the commonest presentation is ch... Tesfaye,S. - 《British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease...
Impaired postural control is often observed in response to neurotoxic chemotherapy. However, potential explanatory factors other than chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) have not been adequately considered to date due to primarily cross-sectional study designs. Our objective was to comprehensive...
One common culprit is peripheral neuropathy (PN)--a term used to describe a problem with nerves that carry information from the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body.Leg pain relief is often elusive A small (40-patient) randomized trial in patients on HAART with peripheral neuropa...