In some cases, neuropathy is not the primary disorder, but a symptom of an underlying disease. Disease Diseases that cause peripheral neuropathies may either be acquired or inherited; in some cases, it is difficult to make that distinction. The diabetes-peripheral neuropathy link has been well ...
The authors describe skin biopsy findings in patients with peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). Six patients with IGT, eight with early diabetes-associated neurop...
What is peripheral neuropathy (PN)?PN is a type of nerve damage that can develop when your peripheral nerves are damaged. Peripheral nerves are located outside of the brain and spinal cord. These nerves send information from your brain and spinal cord to the rest of your body. Damage to ...
If you have sensory neuropathy, you might feel pins and needles or electric shock-like jolts in your arms and legs. Your skin may become ultrasensitive so even the lightest touch triggers pain. Or you may lose sensation, which can raise your risk of burning or hurting yourself and not bein...
OBJECTIVE: Associations between peripheral neuropathy and restless legs syndrome (RLS) have been described, but have not been consistently reproduced. If RLS prevalence is truly increased by neuropathy, this has important implications for RLS pathophysiology. METHODS: In a case-control design, 245 patie...
Ischemic optic neuropathy Sohan SinghHayreh, inProgress in Retinal and Eye Research, 2009 In most eyes, theblood supplyto the posterior part of the optic nerve is by the peripheralvascular systemonly, with no separate axial blood supply (Fig. 1B). That makes the axial part of the optic ne...
The need for a major amputation is five- to ten-times higher in diabetics than non-diabetics. This is contributed to by sensory neuropathy and decreased resistance to infection. Based on these observations, a consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association recommends PAD screening with an...
Cyanosis can occur in -feet ankles and hands Venous Stasis -lead to spider veins Other health history -smoking -exercise -nutritional problems Pedal edema -bilateral will be venous insufficiency Phlebitis -happens when patients are on bed rest Diabetes neuropathy -high blood sugars and injuries to ...
Evidence of peripheral axonal neuropa- thy in primary restless legs syndrome. Mov Disord 1995;10:2-9.Iannaccone S, Zucconi M, Marchettini P, Ferini-Strambi L, Nemni R, Quat- trini A, Palazzi S, Lacerenza M, Formaglio F, Smirne S (1995) Evidence of peripheral axonal neuropathy in ...
Symptoms of RLS manifest as discomfort in the legs (e.g., numbness, tingling, electrical stimulations), usually occurring at night or at rest (sitting or lying), resulting in the need to move the legs. Peripheral diabetic neuropathy (PDN), which has symptoms similar to RLS, is a common ...