Basic Summary for Peripheral neuropathy

Main name of condition: Peripheral neuropathy
Other names or spellings: Peripheral Neuropathies, PN

What is Peripheral neuropathy?
  Brief description of Peripheral neuropathy: Nerve damage causing sensory changes to toes, feet, legs or hands.
  Parent types of Peripheral neuropathy: Neuropathy
  Organs Affected by Peripheral neuropathy: nerves, hands, feet
  Types of Peripheral neuropathy: Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome

How serious is Peripheral neuropathy?
Prognosis of Peripheral neuropathy: Recovery from peripheral neuropathy is usually slow. Depending on the type of peripheral neuropathy, the patient may fully recover without residual effects or may partially recover and have sensory, motor, and vasomotor (blood vessel) deficits. If severely affected, the patient may develop chronic muscular atrophy. ¹
Complications of Peripheral neuropathy: see complications of Peripheral neuropathy

What causes Peripheral neuropathy?
Causes of Peripheral neuropathy: see causes of Peripheral neuropathy
Risk factors for Peripheral neuropathy: see risk factors for Peripheral neuropathy

What are the symptoms of Peripheral neuropathy?
Symptoms of Peripheral neuropathy: see symptoms of Peripheral neuropathy

How is it treated?
Treatments for Peripheral neuropathy: see treatments for Peripheral neuropathy

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS Peripheral Neuropathy Information Page: NINDS

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