Neuropathy

Neuropathy secondary to drugs
Definition:
Neuropathy secondary to drugs is a condition where there is a loss of sensation (or movement) in a part of the body. It is associated with use of a medication that can damage nerves.
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Neuropathy, accessory: See: Accessory neuropathy.
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Alcoholic Neuropathy
Alternate Names
: Alcoholic Polyneuropathy, Neuropathy - Alcoholic
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Neuropathy is the term for damage to your nerves. Autonomic neuropathy is damage to the nerves that regulate the body functions that you can't control, including the nerves that regulate your heart rate, blood pressure, perspiration and digestion, ...
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Neuropathy interacts with other diabetes-related complications. For example, if you have lost feeling in your feet and legs, you need to protect and care for your feet.
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Focal neuropathy - Common symptoms are double vision, drooping of the cheek on one side of the head (commonly known as Bell's palsy), problems with speech and double vision.
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Diabetic neuropathy
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Diabetic neuropathy is a nerve disorder caused by diabetes mellitus. Diabetic neuropathy may be diffuse, affecting several parts of the body, or focal, affecting a specific nerve and part of the body.
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AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY - A group of symptoms which is caused by damage to the nerves which supply the internal organs. May be associated with diabetes, alcohol abuse, trauma (nerve injury), and the use of anticholinergic medications.
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Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy
Dr Trisha Macnair
Discover the symptoms and treatments of this inherited neurological disorder, plus links to some useful support groups in the UK and abroad.
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NEUROPATHY: The name given to a group of disorders involving nerves. Symptoms range from a tingling sensation or numbness in the toes and fingers to paralysis. It is estimated that 35 percent of persons with HIV disease have some form of neuropathy.
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neuropathy
A problem in peripheral nerve function (any part of the nervous system except the brain and spinal cord) that causes pain, numbness, tingling, swelling, and muscle weakness in various parts of the body.
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Neuropathy
Condition resulting from damage to the peripheral nerves that results in weakness or sensory loss and pain in the arms, hands, legs, and feet. This type of nerve damage may be caused by uncontrolled diabetes.
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Neuropathy
A condition affecting the nerves supplying the arms and legs. Typically, the feet and hands are involved first.
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A neuropathy can be caused by many conditions. A direct injury to a nerve can produce these symptoms in the parts of the body served by that nerve. This type of neuropathy would likely only affect one foot.
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Diabetic neuropathy, a condition in which nerve function deteriorates in the body's extremities, leads to a gradual loss of feeling in the hands, arms, legs, and feet. Patients may experience numbness, loss of feeling, pain (e.g.
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Alcoholic neuropathy
Motor nerves
Autonomic Nerves
Central nervous system
Definition:
Alcoholic neuropathy is a disorder involving decreased nerve functioning caused by damage that results from excessive drinking of alcohol.
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NEURALGIA"1 (Neuropathy)
SYMPTOMS"Pain which comes on suddenly, followed by intervals of freedom from pain. The pains are severe and seem to shoot along the course of the affected nerves. The nerve trunks become tender to pressure.
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Related Encyclopedia Topics: Diabetic Nephropathy, Diabetic Neuropathy, Diabetic Retinopathy, Gestational Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes: Children Living With the Disease, Type 1 Diabetes: Living With Complications, ...
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memantine An orally active NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptor antagonist in development for the treatment Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia, AIDS-related dementia, diabetic neuropathy, and other neurologic indications.
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Problems arise in the diabetic foot because diabetic patients often experience a gradual loss of nerve function, known as neuropathy, in their legs and feet. Neuropathy usually develops slowly, and may not be noticed at first.
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What is Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)?
LHON causes a painless loss of central vision between 12 and 30 years of age. Both eyes are affected at the same time.
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Chronic inflammatory polyneuropathy
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GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; /diag: consider also DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; inflamm dis = NEURITIS; "diabetic neuropathy" & "diabetic peripheral neuropathy": index only under DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; ...
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Sexual dysfunction, including loss of desire and erectile dysfunction, is more common after bone marrow transplant, often associated with autonomic neuropathy or GVHD.
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Vitamin B6 - loss of feeling in the arms or legs called peripheral neuropathy, which is usually, though not always, reversible when intake is reduced.
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Almost half of all people with diabetes experience some form of nerve damage, which can develop into a complication known as peripheral neuropathy. What causes this condition, and how do you recognize the symptoms? Listen to leading experts explain.
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