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Peripheral neuropathy happens when the nerves that are located outside of the brain and spinal cord (peripheral nerves) are damaged. This condition often causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in the hands and feet.
Peripheral neuropathy usually affects the feet but can also affect the hands and legs. Symptoms include: • tingling and numbness. • burning or shooting pains. • loss of feeling in feet – you may not feel it if you stand on a sharp object or burn your feet. • muscle weakness. • foot deformity.
26 Ιουν 2024 · Peripheral neuropathy is a medical condition in which the nerves outside of your brain and spinal cord—called peripheral nerves—are damaged. This can cause mild to severe pain, numbness, muscle twitching, and other symptoms in the hands, feet, and other parts of the body.
What is peripheral neuropathy? Peripheral neuropathy develops when nerves in the body's extremities – such as the hands, feet and arms – are damaged. The symptoms depend on which nerves are affected.
7 Αυγ 2024 · Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which affects both sensory and motor nerves (nerves that trigger an impulse for a muscle to contract) in the arms, hands, legs, and feet; Friedreich ataxia, which causes progressive damage to the nervous system and movement problems
12 Ιουλ 2024 · Print. Table of Contents. Types. Diagnosis. Treatment. Prognosis. Neuropathy refers to damage to nerves in different parts of the body. There are four types—peripheral, proximal, focal, and autonomic—that differ by their locations and causes.
19 Αυγ 2024 · It usually affects the legs, feet, arms, and hands. Peripheral neuropathy can happen at any age but is more common after age 50. More than 100 types of peripheral neuropathy have been identified. Each type has its own causes, symptoms, and treatment options.
