NEUROLOGY
MONONEUROPATHIES
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Question
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they are length-dependent
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nerve root damage
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rather symmetrical, distal, “sock-like” involvement
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diabetes, alcohol and toxic are the main etiologies
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they are complicated by ataxia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Alcoholic polyneuropathy is caused primarily by chronic alcoholism; however, vitamin deficiencies are also known to contribute to its development. This disease typically occurs in chronic alcoholics who have some sort of nutritional deficiency.
Detailed explanation-2: -Peripheral neuropathy caused by either type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes is called diabetic polyneuropathy. It’s probably caused by high levels of sugar in your blood damaging the tiny blood vessels that supply your nerves. Peripheral neuropathy becomes more likely the longer you have had diabetes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Toxic neuropathy refers to neuropathy caused by drug ingestion, drug or chemical abuse, or industrial chemical exposure from the workplace or the environment. Distal axonopathy, causing dying-back axonal degeneration, is the most common form.