Peripheral neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy, dem often shorten to neuropathy, dey refer to damage anaa disease wey dey affect de nerves. Damage to nerves fi impair sensation, movement, gland function, den/anaa organ function wey dey depend on wich nerve fibers be affected. Neuropathies wey dey affect motor, sensory, anaa autonomic nerve fibers dey result insyd different symptoms. More dan one type of fiber fi be affected simultaneously. Peripheral neuropathy fi be acute (plus sudden onset, rapid progress) anaa chronic (symptoms dey begin subtly den dey progress slowly), wey fi be reversible anaa permanent.

Common causes dey include systemic diseases (such as diabetes anaa leprosy), hyperglycemia-induced glycation, vitamin deficiency, medication (e.g., chemotherapy, anaa commonly prescribed antibiotics wey dey include metronidazole den de fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics (such as ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin)), traumatic injury, ischemia, radiation therapy, excessive alcohol consumption, immune system disease, celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, anaa viral infection. E sanso fi be genetic (present from birth) anaa idiopathic (dem no know de cause). Insyd conventional medical usage, de word neuropathy (neuro-, "nervous system" den -pathy, "disease of")"neuropathy". Online Etymology Dictionary. widout modifier usually dey mean peripheral neuropathy.

Neuropathy wey dey affect just one nerve be called "mononeuropathy", den neuropathy wey dey involve nerves insyd roughly de same areas for both sides of de body be called "symmetrical polyneuropathy" anaa simply "polyneuropathy". Wen two anaa more (typically just a few, buh sam times chaw) separate nerves insyd disparate areas of de body be affected e be called "mononeuritis multiplex", "multifocal mononeuropathy", anaa "multiple mononeuropathy".

Neuropathy fi cause painful cramps, fasciculations (fine muscle twitching), muscle loss, bone degeneration, den changes insyd de skin, hair, den nails. Additionally, motor neuropathy fi cause impaired balance den coordination anaa, most commonly, muscle weakness; sensory neuropathy fi cause numbness to touch den vibration, reduced position sense wey dey cause poorer coordination den balance, reduced sensitivity to temperature change den pain, spontaneous tingling anaa burning pain, anaa allodynia (pain from normally nonpainful stimuli, such as light touch); den autonomic neuropathy fi produce diverse symptoms, wey dey depend on de affected glands den organs, buh common symptoms be poor bladder control, abnormal blood pressure anaa heart rate, den reduced ability to sweat normally.

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 Peripheral Neuropathy from the US NIH
 Peripheral Neuropathy at the Mayo Clinic

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Category:Peripheral nervous system disorders
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