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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Peripheral neuropathy
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...
Peripheral neuropathy - List of case studies
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)_1
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(EMG) was performed with evidence of a demyelinating neuropathy at the upper limbs with the ulnar and median nerve motor ... The patient should be reassessed by an expert in peripheral nerve disorders every six months. In conclusion: 1. ...
- List of Examinations
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Autoantibody research Autoimmunity Autonomic neuropathy Axial images Axilla) Axon loss Axonal and ... disease Collection of bone marrow Collection of peripheral blood stem cells Colonoscopic puncture Colonoscopy ...
- Diabetes Mellitus Type II, Dyslipidemia, Diabetic Retinopathy
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69-year-old male suffers of diabetes complicated by neuropathy and retinopathy. He had uveitis and choroiditis which were ... decompensated diabetes mellitus type II, and slight peripheral neuropathy . Another hospitalization was due to an acute anterior ...
- Endometrial Cancer
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was associated with a 12% grade 3 and a 27% grade 2 peripheral neuropathy. 3-4 A recent Cochrane review of chemotherapy treatment for ...
- Pulmonary Heteroplasia – additional opinion
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(rarely in motion) and frequent cough . Her peripheral neuropathy , however, most probably represents persistent toxicity following ... with associated neuroendocrine differentiation, peripheral neuropathy, lung tumour. Examinations : blood test, ...
- Metastatic well differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma in liver_2
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Medical background : Diabetes Mellitus, type II, with peripheral sensorial neuropathy treated with oral hypoglycemics. Out of normal health, an ...
- Neuropathic Pain with Neuralgic Features
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opinion, it is likely that the cause of the symptoms is peripheral neuropathy or radiculopathy. ...
- Axonal and Demyelinative Sensorimotor Neuropathy
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and EMG demonstrated axonal and demyelinative sensorimotor neuropathy with neurogenic changes in muscles. Follow-up nerve conduction ... First, there is a suggestion of claudication and if the peripheral vasculature is normal, then evidence for spinal stenosis should be ...
- Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetes
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distal chronic sensory ‐ motor neuropathy and possible superimposed lumbosacral radiculopathy . These ... by Doppler, is very consistent with the described peripheral nerve damage. To Mr. patient's questions: ...
- Metastatic well differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma in liver
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Medical background : Diabetes Mellitus, type II, with peripheral sensorial neuropathy treated with oral hypoglycemics. Out of normal health, an ...