Care guide for Peripheral Neuropathy. Includes: possible causes, signs and symptoms, standard treatment options and means of care and support.
There are a number of different causes of peripheral neuropathy. The way in which the nerve is damaged may vary with each cause thereby contributing to different symptoms. It includes autoimmune disorders, infections, inherited disorders, metabolic diseases, nutritional deficiencies, toxins, trauma to ...
Diabetic neuropathy is the most common type of neuropathy and affects up to two-thirds of patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Diabetic neuropathy often involves the feet and legs and is responsible for lack of sensation, foot ulcers, and infections. Signs and symptoms Pain Numbness Burnin...
Symptomatic peripheral neuropathyRisk factorsHIV infectionPeripheral neuropathy (PN) is a common neurological complication of HIV infection that has debilitating effects on quality of life. While there has been a comprehensive evaluation of the prevalence of neuropathic signs/symptoms and risk factors (RFs...
Complications from peripheral neuropathy, such as foot ulcers, amputations, a sedentary lifestyle, and falls, are associated with death at an earlier age in older people. If peripheral neuropathy affects vital organs such as your heart, your symptoms can also be dangerous and even life-threatening...
Symptomaticperipheral neuropathyoccurs in a small proportion of HTLV-1 infected patients. Peripheral manifestations are often masked by symptoms and signs of the tropical spastic myelopathy characteristic of the disease. Peripheral neuropathy is often characterized by alteration of small-fiber functions, wit...
the symptoms are limited to the distribution of that nerve. The most commonly involved peripheral nerve is the median nerve at the wrist incarpal tunnel syndrome. Essentially any peripheral nerve can become entrapped and cause the signs and symptoms of neuropathy. The ulnar nerve is commonly entrap...
Do you want to know about the most common signs and symptoms associated with peripheral neuropathy? In this article, you can find ...
Signs and symptoms of a predominantly developed in 92% of the patients. Patients complained of dysesthesias and paresthesias in hands and feet. Clinically, there was progressive decrease or loss of tendon reflexes, decreased vibratory sense, and mild decrease in light touch and pin sensation. ...
Symptoms may appear over days, weeks, months, or years. Their duration and the ultimate outcome of the neuropathy are linked to the cause of the nerve damage. Potential causes include diseases, physical injuries, poisoning, and malnutrition or alcohol abuse. In some cases, neuropathy is not the...