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Peripheral Nerve Disorders Update

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Illustration of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves

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MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA

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Summary

Your peripheral nerves are the ones outside your brain and spinal cord. Like static on a telephone line, peripheral nerve disorders distort or interrupt the messages between the brain and the rest of the body.

There are more than 100 kinds of peripheral nerve disorders. They can affect one nerve or many nerves. Some are the result of other diseases, like diabetic nerve problems. Others, like Guillain-Barre syndrome, happen after a virus infection. Still others are from nerve compression, like carpal tunnel syndrome or thoracic outlet syndrome. In some cases, like complex regional pain syndromeand brachial plexus injuries, the problem begins after an injury. Some people are born with peripheral nerve disorders.

Symptoms often start gradually, and then get worse. They include

Numbness
Pain
Burning or tingling
Muscle weakness
Sensitivity to touch

Treatment aims to treat any underlying problem, reduce pain and control symptoms.

NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Start Here

Peripheral Neuropathy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Peripheral Neuropathy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)Available in Spanish
Peripheral Neuropathy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary

Symptoms

Peripheral Neuropathy: Symptoms and Signs (Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy)

Diagnosis and Tests

Evaluation and Tests (Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy)
Numbness and Tingling in the Arm and Hand (American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
Specialized Nerve Tests: EMG, NCV and SSEP (North American Spine Society)

Treatments and Therapies

Anti-Seizure Medications: Relief from Nerve Pain (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Anticonvulsant Drugs for Nerve Pain, Bipolar Disorder and Fibromyalgia (Consumers Union of U.S.) - PDFAvailable in Spanish
Nerve Blocks (Radiological Society of North America, American College of Radiology)Available in Spanish

Living With

Quality of Life Scale: A Measure of Function for People with Pain (American Chronic Pain Association) - PDF

Related Issues

Hypothyroidism: Can It Cause Peripheral Neuropathy? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Nerve Changes (National Cancer Institute) - PDF
Neuropathic Pain (American Chronic Pain Association)
Peripheral Neuropathy and Agent Orange (Department of Veterans Affairs)
Preparing for your Doctor Visit (Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy)

Specifics

Autonomic Neuropathy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Burning Feet (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Cervical Radiculopathy (Pinched Nerve) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - PDF
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short SummaryAvailable in Spanish
Dysautonomia (Autonomic Dysfunction) (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
Giant Axonal Neuropathy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
Hereditary Neuropathies (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short SummaryAvailable in Spanish
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
Isaac's Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short SummaryAvailable in Spanish
Paresthesia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short SummaryAvailable in Spanish
Peripheral Neuropathy (New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)Available in Spanish
Pinched Nerve (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Pinched Nerve (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at the Elbow (Cubital Tunnel Syndrome) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - PDF