Acute ascending motor paralysis with minimal sensory disturbance. Diabetes mellitus Sarcoidosis Polyarteritis nodosa Chronic sensorimotor polyneuropathy. Physical and occupational therapy may be helpful to prevent contractures and improve function. Vitamin replacement in deficiency states. Steroids and, in some instances, plasma exchanges are useful for relapsing demyelinating polyneuritis.
Steroids are useful in polyarteritis.
Dysesthetic pain in polyneuropathies is treated with a small QHS dose of a tricyclic antidepressant. Capsaicin cream may also be useful for neuropathy pain. All rights reserved.