Peripheral neuropathy is a general term for nerve damage that causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in your hands and feet. It can also affect other areas of your body and bodily functions including digestion and blood pressure control. The peripheral nerves make up a network that connect...
Both viral and bacterial infections have been implicated in peripheral neuropathy. Leprosy is caused by the bacteriaM. 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 ...
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...
Sixteen patients (32%) experienced grades 1 to 3 peripheral neuropathy as manifested by pelvic/extremity pain, leg weakness, numbness, or tingling. Pain was severe (grade 3) in 3/51 patients (6%)48 (eTable 17-3). eTABLE 17-3. Clinical Peripheral Neuropathy Characteristics with Pelvic IO...
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...
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is length-dependent peripheral nerve damage arising as a complication of type 1 or type 2 diabetes in up to 50% of patients. DPN poses a substantial burden on patients, who can experience impaired gait and loss of bal
One of the most common complications of diabetes is neuropathy, occurring in 60-70 percent of diabetic patients. This refers to nerve damage caused by abnormally high levels of various metabolites in response to high sugar levels in the blood and tissues. Its prevalence is higher with longer dur...
peripheral neuropathy symptoms in mice, manifested as impaired sensory, abnormal posture, paw deformities, blocked nerve conduction, and dysmyelination. Furthermore, Dok6 is highly expressed in peripheral neurons but not in Schwann cells, and genetic deletion ofDok6in peripheral neurons led to typical...
CSF and electrophysiological studies were consistent with an inflammatory multiple radiculoneuropathy while blood tests, bone scintigraphy, and abdominal echography were normal. Four months before admission, he developed right wrist drop, painful dysesthesia in the left hemithorax, and diplopia. On ...
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...