Articles Tagged With: Neuropathy
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Demyelinating Neuropathies in Children
Electrodiagnostic criteria using nerve conduction velocities are useful to distinguish most hereditary neuropathies from acquired neuropathies in children.
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Peripheral Nerve Disorders After Cardiac Surgery
Following cardiac surgery, about 6% of patients will suffer a peripheral nerve injury, mostly due to compression, traction, or nerve ischemia. Proper patient positioning can prevent most of these injuries.
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Idiopathic Phrenic Neuropathy
Isolated phrenic neuropathy is a rare syndrome, often associated with a surgical procedure and diabetes mellitus, and has no proven, effective therapy other than respiratory support.
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Treatment for Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow
In a randomized treatment trial of steroid injection into the cubital tunnel for ulnar neuropathy, there was no difference in outcome compared to placebo.
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Vitamin D and Diabetic Neuropathy
Vitamin D deficiency may exacerbate the clinical manifestations of diabetic neuropathy, and supplementation with vitamin D3 may be beneficial.
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Small Fiber Neuropathy in Critical Illness
The spectrum of critical illness polyneuropathy may include painful, small-fiber degeneration that can be readily diagnosed by punch skin-biopsy.
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Tingling Away in Titusville, Florida
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Lethal Irukandji Syndrome in Queensland, Australia
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Infectious Disease
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A New Approach to an Old Problem