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Can Peripheral Neuropathy affect your eye sight?
Peripheral neuropathy primarily affects the peripheral nerves, which can lead to symptoms like numbness, tingling, and pain in the limbs. While it doesn't directly impact eyesight, certain underlying conditions that cause peripheral neuropathy, such as diabetes, can lead to vision problems. Additionally, if the neuropathy affects the nerves controlling eye movements or the optic nerve, it may indirectly influence vision. However, this is not a common outcome of peripheral neuropathy itself.
Can radiation therapy to pelvic area cause peripheral neuropathy?
Yes. It can cause the peripheral neuropathy.
What are the ethnic vulnerabilities to peripheral neuropathy?
Race has not been found as a contributing factor in the onset of peripheral neuropathy.
When one has peripheral neuropathy where does one have damage?
Peripheral Neuropathy refers to the Peripheral Nervous System that controls the limbs and organs. So depending on the patient the site of damage could vary. The most common form is usually found in the legs and feet.
What is the most common peripheral neuropathy treatment?
Yes, there are. I would speak to your doctor to find out what works.
Can a person die from idiopathic peripheral autonomic neuropathy?
There is no usual evidence that indicates that idiopathic peripheral autonomic neuropathy is fatal.
What are the different types of neuropathy?
The four major forms of nerve damage are polyneuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, mononeuropathy, and mononeuritis multiplex. The most common form is peripheral polyneuropathy, which mainly affects the feet and legs. Often the form of neuropathy is further broken down as to cause (see below), or other type, such as small fiber peripheral neuropathy, which is idiopathic. There are other less common forms of neuropathy, for example Enteric Neuropathy.11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropathy
What is the difference between peripheral neuropathy and polyneuropathy?
Peripheral neuropathy three types-Focal,Multifocal (mononeuropathy multiplex)and generalized (Polyneuropathy)
What does diffuse peripheral neuropathy affect?
Diffuse peripheral neuropathy primarily affects the limbs, damaging the nerves of the feet and hands. Autonomic neuropathy is the other form of diffuse neuropathy and it affects the heart and other internal organs
Where can you find information about peripheral neuropathy?
Peripheral neuropathy is the damaged to the your neurological nervous system which is caused by birth or trauma. No it is not related to your eyes, that is false.
What are the benefits of peripheral neuropathy treatment?
There are many benefits of peripheral neuropathy treatments. This includes reduction in pain as well as a reduction in numbness and other sensory symptoms.
Can gluten intolerance cause neuropathy?
Celiac disease and gluten sensitivity both are linked to peripheral neuropathy, or nerve problems. Neuropathy is the second most common symptom of gluten intolerance and for a percentage of those with celiac/gluten intolerance neuropathy is sometimes the first or only symptom.
