Peripheral neuropathy, often shortened to neuropathy, is damage or disease affecting the nerves. Damage to nerves may impair sensation, movement, gland function, or organ function depending on which nerve fibers are affected, and neuropathies affecting motor, sensory, or autonomic nerve fibers result in different symptoms, with more than one type of fiber sometimes affected simultaneously. Peripheral neuropathy may be acute or chronic, and may be reversible or permanent.
Facts
Classification
ICD-10 ChapterVI: Diseases of the Nervous System 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Connections
Treated By
Physical therapy is standard supportive treatment for peripheral neuropathy.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter VIQuote, List of chapters, Chapter VI
Diseases of the nervous system
2. Wikipedia: Non-communicable disease
WikipediaLead section, transmission-route statement (inferred from disease-category)
NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.
Named examples section
NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.
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