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What Causes Peripheral Neuropathy?
Question: What is Peripheral Neuropathy
Brief Answer:
Damage to peripheral nerves.
Detailed Answer:
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Peripheral neuropathy by definition is damage of peripheral nerves or disease affecting peripheral nerves that impair sensation, movement, organs or glands functions.
Causes include diabetes, vitamins deficiencies, alcohol consumption, trauma, radiation exposure, toxins, viral infections.
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Damage to peripheral nerves.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for using HCM.
I have read your question and understand your concerns.
Peripheral neuropathy by definition is damage of peripheral nerves or disease affecting peripheral nerves that impair sensation, movement, organs or glands functions.
Causes include diabetes, vitamins deficiencies, alcohol consumption, trauma, radiation exposure, toxins, viral infections.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Greetings.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
What is recommend treatment? Don't want to do surgery. Walking is a chore lower legs very well a weak
Brief Answer:
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Welcome back.
Peripheral neuropathy is best treated by treating its cause, so, first you need to undergo appropriate tests to find the cause.
The treatment is mostly conservative ie with medicines and other support. May not require operation except in cases of proven nerve compression by the treating doctor.
Discuss with your primary care Doctor about getting tested further to find the cause of neuropathy.
Greetings.
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Welcome back.
Peripheral neuropathy is best treated by treating its cause, so, first you need to undergo appropriate tests to find the cause.
The treatment is mostly conservative ie with medicines and other support. May not require operation except in cases of proven nerve compression by the treating doctor.
Discuss with your primary care Doctor about getting tested further to find the cause of neuropathy.
Greetings.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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