Peripheral Neuropathy Flashcards
What symptoms occur when large motor fibres are damaged?
Weakness
Unsteadiness
Wasting
What symptoms occur when large sensory fibres are damaged?
Numbness
Paraesthesia
Unsteadiness
What symptoms occur when small fibres are damaged?
Pain
Dysesthesia
What symptoms occur when autonomic fibres are damaged?
Dizziness
Impotence
N+V
Give some examples of peripheral neuropathies
Mononeuritis multiplex
Mononeuropathy
What structure(s) is damaged in plexopathy?
Brachial plexus
Lumbar plexus
What structure is damaged in radiculopathy?
Root
How do nerves get damaged in neuropathy?
Axonal loss
Peripheral nerve demyelination
What syndrome occurs in acute demyelinating neuropathy?
Guilliane Barre Syndrome
What syndromes can occur in chronic demyelinating neuropathy?
CIDP
Hereditary sensory motor neuropathy
How does GBS commonly present?
Progressive paraplegia
Pain
How is GBS treated?
Immunoglobulin infusion
Plasma exchange
How is hereditary neuropathy tested for?
Genetic testing
Give some causes of axonal neuropathy
Vasculitis Myeloma HIV Alcohol Amiodarone Diabetes Hypothyroidism
How is axonal peripheral neuropathy treated?
Treat cause
Symptomatic relief