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Finally, the characteristics and the duration of a patient's symptoms should be analyzed. The onset of symptoms during or close after chemotherapy is generally described as affecting sensation in the feet first, then in the hands and fingers. [1] If a patient experiences such abnormalities in sensation, then CIPN should be suspected.
Peripheral neuropathy may be classified according to the number and distribution of nerves affected (mononeuropathy, mononeuritis multiplex, or polyneuropathy), the type of nerve fiber predominantly affected (motor, sensory, autonomic), or the process affecting the nerves; e.g., inflammation (), compression (compression neuropathy), chemotherapy (chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy).
Diabetes most commonly causes damage to the long nerves that supply the feet and lower legs, causing numbness, tingling and pain (diabetic polyneuropathy). Although these symptoms may also be present, the pain and weakness of proximal diabetic neuropathy often onset more quickly and affect nerves closer to the torso. [citation needed]
Undiagnosed and unmanaged diabetes may increase the risk of nerve fiber damage in the body, including in the hands and feet. That can feel like itchiness, sensitivity to temperature, numbness, and ...
Diabetes is the leading known cause of neuropathy in developed countries, and neuropathy is the most common complication and greatest source of morbidity and mortality in diabetes. A systematic review has found that diabetic peripheral neuropathy affects 30% of diabetes patients. [1]
Doctors felt unsure what caused this neurological symptoms and one suggested it was a combination of dehydration and carpal tunnel syndrome. “I thought that was pretty absurd,” Smith says.
Some common causes of autonomic neuropathy include: Diabetes, which is the most common cause of autonomic neuropathy, can gradually cause nerve damage throughout the body. Injury to nerves caused by surgery or radiation to the neck. Treatment with certain medications, including some drugs used in cancer chemotherapy.
Blood clots are a medical emergency in their own right—and can lead to heart attack and stroke—so if you notice these changes, seek treatment right away, she urges. Jaw or neck pain with exertion