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  2. Diabetic neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, these patients can get multiple fractures of the knee, ankle or foot, and develop a Charcot joint. Loss of motor function results in dorsiflexion, contractures of the toes, and loss of the interosseous muscle function that leads to contraction of the digits, so-called hammer toes. These contractures occur not only in the foot but ...

  3. Diabetic foot - Wikipedia

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    Diabetic foot conditions can be acute or chronic complications of diabetes. [1] Presence of several characteristic diabetic foot pathologies such as infection, diabetic foot ulcer and neuropathic osteoarthropathy is called diabetic foot syndrome. The resulting bone deformity is known as Charcot foot.

  4. Neuropathic arthropathy - Wikipedia

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    Neuropathic arthropathy (also known as Charcot neuroarthropathy or diabetic arthropathy) refers to a progressive fragmentation of bones and joints in the presence of neuropathy. [1] It can occur in any joint where denervation is present, although it most frequently presents in the foot and ankle. [2]

  5. Management of Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia

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    In a review of 14 studies examining the effects of exercise on persons with Parkinson's disease, no adverse events or side effects occurred following any of the exercise interventions, a more recent, larger review in 2023 similar results were found. [27] [26] Five proposed mechanisms by which exercise enhances neuroplasticity are known ...

  6. Alcoholic polyneuropathy - Wikipedia

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    The metabolic effects of liver damage associated with alcoholism may also contribute to the development of alcoholic polyneuropathy. Normal products of the liver, such as lipoic acid, may be deficient in alcoholics. This deficiency would also disrupt glycolysis and alter metabolism, transport, storage, and activation of essential nutrients. [2]

  7. Extrapyramidal symptoms - Wikipedia

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    Medications are used to reverse the symptoms of extrapyramidal side effects caused by antipsychotics or other drugs, by either directly or indirectly increasing dopaminergic neurotransmission. The treatment varies by the type of the EPS, but may involve anticholinergic agents such as procyclidine, benztropine, diphenhydramine, and trihexyphenidyl.

  8. Exostosis - Wikipedia

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    Charcot foot, the neuropathic breakdown of the feet seen primarily in diabetics, can also leave bone spurs that may then become symptomatic. They normally form on the bones of joints, and can grow upwards. For example, if an extra bone formed on the ankle, it might grow up to the shin.

  9. Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease - Wikipedia

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    Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease; Other names: Charcot–Marie–Tooth neuropathy, peroneal muscular atrophy, Dejerine-Sottas syndrome: The foot of a person with Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease: The lack of muscle, a high arch, and claw toes are signs of this genetic disease.