Talk:Neuropathy

message: I've seen a lot of anecdotal evidence (including in my own home) of diabetic neuropathy being successfully treated over a short period with supplements of a component of vitamin B-12 called methylcobalamin.  It's the component of B-12 that crosses most easily into the brain and spinal cord. If seems fair to me to discuss non drug-based therapies if they're backed by sufficient evidence, but what would constitute sufficient evidence?
:—Preceding unsigned comment added by Steverapaport (talk • contribs) 20:50, 21 July 2005
Answer:  Sufficient evidence would be clinical trials done using methylcobalamine to treat the nerve damage of neuropathy.  Two studies were done.
* Methylcobalamine Clinical Trials and Studies  —Preceding unsigned comment added by WSNRFN (talk • contribs) 00:19, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Q: Vitamin supplements that can help? 

message: Research in Germany has shown that high doses of Alpha Lipoic Acid (800mg/day) can slow and in some cases reverse effects of Peripheral Neuropathy.  The effects take about 3 months to be felt by the patient.  It is common practice in Germany to prescribe Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) for Peripheral Neuropathy.
:—Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.123.10.132 (talk • contribs) 03:30, 30 May 2006
Alpha Lipoic Acid is used in the US for neuropathy as well, this is due to the fact that it is an anti-oxidant and slows down the destruction of the nerve cell.   WSNRFN  —Preceding unsigned comment added by WSNRFN (talk • contribs) 22:59, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  German Research and Practice 

message: The current article states that coeliac disease can cause neuropathy, but fails to indicate why (and nor does the coeliac disease article itself). Is it the actual immune disease itself or as a result of this condition causing a malaborption and eventually a vitamin deficiency (I'm guessing B12)?
If it is via a B12 deficiency, then this article should not so describe the treatment as just of coeliac itself (for giving B12 injections would also work), but rather treating any underlying cause for B12 deficiency (whether that be coeliac disease or inadequate dietary consumption) or by giving replacement therapy (in cases of people with absent intrinsic factor to permit absorption).David Ruben  Talk  01:09, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Coeliac and neuropathy

message: I added a new study by Neurology magazine showing smoked marijuana to be an effective medicine for periphial neuropathy.  I included a link to an article by an MD discussing this study, but do not subscribe to neurology, so maybe someone else can dig up a better link for sourcing. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.217.107.203 (talk) 16:55, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marijuana 

message: I've heard of surgery, specifically the DREZ procedure, as a treatment for neuropathic pain caused by SCI.  I have only one reference:  DREZ procedure:  an update on technique C paul butler 16:14, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Surgery 

message: See also Neuralgia. --Una Smith (talk) 01:05, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Neuralgia

message: Do these need to be separate articles?  Neither even have a link to the other article. Alhead (talk) 17:05, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: While these terms are indeed etymologically related, they do in fact deal with distinct subjects, so it would not make sense to merge the two articles. It would no doubt be helpful to readers to have some sort of dab link on each page. Anomalous+0 (talk) 05:44, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I have added a sentence to the Intro of each article addressing this point. Anomalous+0 (talk) 04:20, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Neuropathy]] vs [[Neuropathology]]

message: I've suggested a major rearrangement of the neuropathy articles at Talk:Peripheral_neuropathy. Please let me know your views. Neurotip (talk) 17:48, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal to combine with ''Peripheral neuropathy''