Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018
A STUDY ON ETIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL PROFILE OF PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
Dr. K. Joy Mounica
Abstract :
INTRODUCTION: Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is heterogenous in aetiology ,diverse in pathology and varied in severity. This topic is least explored and available information is insufficient to draw conclusions to progress further in diagnosis of disease/management of patients.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To study etiologies and clinical profile of peripheral
neuropathy.
MATERIAL AND METHODS:This is prospective observational study on 100
consecutive patients with symptoms and signs of peripheral neuropathy. Detailed
history, detailed neurological examination and electrodiagnostic tests, routine and
specific laboratory tests were recorded in all patients.
CONCLUSION: Most common risk factor associated with peripheral neuropathy is
diabetesmellitus followed by nutritional deficiency secondary to alcohol
consumption.Sensory symptoms like paraesthesia and neuropathic pain are
common at the time of presentation followed by sensorimotor symptoms.Small
fiber neuropathy is common sensory deficit followed by both small and large fiber
neuropathy.Most common etiology of peripheral neuropathy is Diabetic neuropathy
followed by Guillain–Barrѐ syndrome and nutritional neuropathy.Most common
pattern observed in Nerve Conduction Studies(NCS) is sensorimotor demyelinating
type.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Dr.K.JOY MOUNICA, A STUDY ON ETIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL PROFILE OF PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-1 | January-2018
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