Polyneuropathy is a condition in which a person’s peripheral nerves are damaged. It affects the nerves in your skin, muscles, and organs. When these nerves are damaged, they can’t send regular signals ...

Polyneuropathy occurs when multiple peripheral nerves become damaged. Symptoms include problems with sensation, coordination, or other body functions. Polyneuropathy is also known as peripheral ...

What is the recommended approach to managing a patient infected with hepatitis C virus who has been on combination interferon and ribavirin therapy and who has developed peripheral neuropathy?

LEARNING POINTS Diabetes, alcohol misuse, and HIV infection are the most common causes of distal symmetrical sensory neuropathy Also consider vitamin B-12 deficiency, uraemia, paraproteinaemia, and ...

Rockville, MD - The disease-modifying antirheumatic drug leflunomide (Arava, Aventis) is associated with peripheral neuropathy in some patients, say FDA researchers who reviewed 80 case reports ...

Fast reversal of electrophysiological blockade after plasmapheresis or intravenous immunoglobulin treatment for acute and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy might reflect removal or ...

Suramin and hydrocortisone: determining drug efficacy in androgen-independent prostate cancer. Eight patients developed grade III/IV neurologic motor impairment (predominantly motor axonal ...