Peripheral Neuropathy
Basics
Description
Description
Peripheral neuropathy is a general term for peripheral nerve disorders that may affect motor, sensory, or vasomotor nerve fibers and presents with marked muscle weakness, atrophy, pain, and numbness
Etiology
Etiology
Variable, depending on presentation of symptoms; refer to Differential Diagnosis
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Citation
Schaider, Jeffrey J., et al., editors. "Peripheral Neuropathy." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 6th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307648/all/Peripheral_Neuropathy.
Peripheral Neuropathy. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2020. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307648/all/Peripheral_Neuropathy. Accessed November 8, 2024.
Peripheral Neuropathy. (2020). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (6th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307648/all/Peripheral_Neuropathy
Peripheral Neuropathy [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, Wolfe RER, Barkin AZA, Shayne PP, Rosen PP, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2020. [cited 2024 November 08]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307648/all/Peripheral_Neuropathy.
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