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| A neuropathy is a dysfunction of one or more peripheral nerves or peripheral nervous system. Neuropathy can involve damage to: only one nerve (called mononeuropathy); two or more nerves in different areas, called mononeuropathy multiplex; or most commonly, many nerves are affected (called polyneuropathy).
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| The causes of neuropathies are manyfold and include:
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| Physical injury eg pressure from disc herniation , pressure from a cast, MVA, arthritis.
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| Systemic autoimmune diseases eg diabetes, Sjogren's syndrome, RA
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| Autoimmune diseases that attack nerves eg Guillain-Barre syndrome, Multifocal motor neuropathy.
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| Toxins eg from toxic amounts of substances in the blood associated with kidney and liver disorders, alcoholism, chemotherapy drugs
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| Infections eg Varicella zoster virus (shingles), White Nile virus, AIDS, Lyme disease ( carried by ticks)
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| The short video below illustrates the types of neuropathies and there treatment.
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| {{#ev:youtube| {{#ev:youtube|id|width}}<ref>reference</ref> |width}}<ref>Manipal. Types of neuropathies and its' treatment. Available from: {{#ev:youtube|id|width}}<ref>reference</ref> (last accessed 17.4.2019) </ref>
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| The following pages address the overarching theme of neuropathies. | | The following pages address the overarching theme of neuropathies. |