what is peripheral neropathy?!
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Peripheral Neuropathy refers to loss of function of the peripheral nervous system (which provides motor and sensory input to the skin and extremities) - as opposed to the central nervous system (brain and spoinal cord).
Causes of peripheral neuropathy can include diabetes, vascular diseases, and toxins among others. It often begins with the longest nerves (which tend to be the ones that innervate your toes), which is why people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy have so much foot trouble.
You can learn more here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_neuropathy
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neuropathy is when you can't feel things.
peripheral is on the outside so i'm just king of guessing
that peripheral neuropathy is when you can't feel your extremeties, like hands and feet. This is fairly common.
Diabetics often have neuropathy in their feet and can't feel if they are hurt. Bad news because they also don't heal well.
dont know sorry
A problem with the distant nerves. Usually in the lower extremities. World-wide, the most common cause is Leprosy.In the USA, it's either diabetes(poor nutrition of the periperal nerves due to small vessal disease) or alcholism.
There are alot of meds available for treatment which, foir the most part, is palliative only.
Neuropathy means damage to the nerves that run throughout the body, connecting the spinal cord to muscles, skin, blood vessels and other organs.some symptoms of neuropathy occur when the nerve fibers are lost. if loss of fibers effects the motor fibers, it can casue muscular weakness.if loss of fibers affect the sensory fibers, it can cause loss of feeling and if the loss of nerve fibers affects autonomic fibers, it can cause loss of functions not normally under conscious control, like digestion.
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