DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Neuropathy work up
Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy is the term for damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which may be caused either by diseases of or trauma to the nerve or the side-effects of systemic illness. The four cardinal patterns of peripheral neuropathy are polyneuropathy, mononeuropathy, mononeuritis multiplex and autonomic neuropathy. The most common form is (symmetrical) peripheral polyneuropathy, which mainly affects the feet and legs. The form of neuropathy may be further broken down by cause, or the size of predominant fiber involvement, i.e. , large fiber or small fiber peripheral neuropathy...
Neuropathy work up - List of case studies
- List of Examinations
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Anatomic Anatomopathological test Anemia work up Angina pectoris evaluation Angio Angio-CT studies ... Autoantibody research Autoimmunity Autonomic neuropathy Axial images Axilla) Axon loss Axonal and ...
- Cervical pain and limitation of movement after 2 cervical spine surgeries
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the chest is prolapsed, and a feeling of numbness. A work up was done which included clinical and imaging tests. It was demonstrated that ... disc protrusion , carpal tunnel syndrome , chronic neuropathy , disc herniation , narrowing of cord , hypertrophy ...
- Neuropathic Pain with Neuralgic Features
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it is likely that the cause of the symptoms is peripheral neuropathy or radiculopathy. ... fibers. I would also suggest to perform a neuropathy work up , including: CBC, biochemistry, B12, TSH, RF, ANA, ENA, immunofixation ...
- Guillain-Barré Syndrome / Acute Myeloradiculoneuritis
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weak. EMG was interpreted as demyelinating sensorimotor neuropathy. MRI showed hyperintense signals at the dorsal terminal segment of ... with no hernia lesions. On 03.2005, the patient was at work. At around 10 a.m., he suddenly felt heavy current shocks along his ...