What is peripheral neuropathy - Full Definition

It describes peripheral neuropathy peripheral nervous system, which transmits information from the brain and spinal cord to every other part of the body damage.

It was identified more than hundred types of peripheral neuropathy, and each has its own set of characteristic symptoms, development model, and diagnostics. And symptoms of weakness and function depend on the type of nerves - motor, sensory or self - affected.
 People can experience temporary numbness, tingling and numbness sensations, sensitivity to touch, or muscle weakness.

Others may suffer more extreme symptoms including burning pain (especially at night) and muscle atrophy, paralysis, or organ or gland disorder. It can be a peripheral neuropathy inherited or acquired.
The reasons for peripheral neuropathy acquired physical injury (shock) nerve, tumors, toxins and auto-replies, nutritional deficiencies, alcoholism, disorders of the blood vessels and metabolism.

Is the cause of peripheral neuropathy obtained for systemic diseases, trauma from external factors, or disorders that affect the neurological or autoimmune inflammatory tissue diseases. It is caused by inherited forms of peripheral neuropathy because of genetic errors in the genetic code or by new genetic mutations.

There is no medical treatment that can be inherited peripheral neuropathy treatment. However, there are treatments for many other forms.

In general, the adoption of lifestyle and health habits - such as maintaining optimal weight, and avoid exposure to toxins, and after the exercise program under the supervision of a doctor, eat a balanced diet, correcting vitamin deficiencies, and to reduce or avoid alcohol consumption - can reduce the physical and psychological effects of morbidity peripheral nervous system. Often you need to deal with systemic diseases more complicated.

In severe neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barre, symptoms appear suddenly and progress rapidly and slowly heal damaged nerves syndrome solution. In chronic forms, symptoms begin subtly and slowly. 

Some people may have periods of relief followed by relapse. Others may reach the plateau phase when the symptoms remain the same for several months or years. Some chronic nerve is getting worse with the passage of time, but very few fatal forms but complicated by other diseases. Sometimes neuropathy is a symptom of another disorder .