Background Vitamin B12 can be produced exclusively by microorganisms and is found primarily in animal sources of protein, such as meat, liver, kidney, fish, oysters, milk, in dairy products and egg yolks. It plays an essential role in DNA synthesis, the formation of red blood cells and mucous membranes, and in myelination in the nervous … Vitamin B12 Deficiency Causes
Neuropathies, PolyneuritidesA polyneuropathy is a broadly diversified disease of several peripheral nerves, which are responsible, for example, for the sense of touch (sensitive) and muscle movement (motor), with many different causes (e.g. toxic, infectious, metabolic (metabolic), genetic factors). The disease practically always starts at the lower extremity, is usually symmetrically pronounced and has a slowly … Polyneuropathy
History The course of a polyneuropathy can be just as varied as the symptoms. Usually the disease begins with sensations in both feet or lower legs. Affected persons typically report, for example, a nightly burning sensation on both soles of the feet or tingling in the area of both calves. Depending on the cause, the … History | Polyneuropathy
Polyneuropathies due to alcohol Besides diabetes mellitus type 2 (“diabetes”), the abuse of alcohol is one of the most common causes of polyneuropathy. Experts estimate that 15-40 % of all alcoholics suffer from polyneuropathy. Alcohol therefore damages the nerve cells and is therefore “neurotoxic”. In chronic or long-term abuse, those affected usually develop symmetrical sensations … Polyneuropathies due to alcohol | Polyneuropathy
Diagnosis In order to make a diagnosis of polyneuropathy, the treating family doctor or neurologist first takes a detailed anamnesis. For this purpose, he asks questions regarding the type of symptoms, their temporal occurrence and their course. He is also interested in previous illnesses (such as diabetes mellitus), family history or medication. A physical examination … Diagnosis | Polyneuropathy
Polyneuropathy – curable? Numerous factors and underlying diseases can influence the development of the complex clinical picture of “polyneuropathy“. It is therefore not surprising that general statements about the question of curability are hardly possible. Depending on the underlying disease, however, it may well be possible that the disease is curable. In principle, the longer … Polyneuropathy – curable? | Polyneuropathy
Symptoms Possible symptoms include burning pain and sensory disturbances of the fingers, such as numbness, tingling, and falling asleep. Patients’ hands “go to sleep” and they respond by shaking and massaging them. The complaints often occur at night and affect the inside of the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger and half of the … Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Causes and Treatment
Chronic pain patients often want nothing more than a day without discomfort. “For them, it is a continuous suffering, often associated with crises and little joy in life,” Dr. Wolfgang Sohn, pain therapist and expert advisor of the German Green Cross e. V . in Marburg, describes the problem. But if you think about it: … When Nothing Hurts Anymore: Analgesia and Hypoalgesia
Nerve inflammation in the foot Diabetic neuropathy is one of the nerve damages that can be seen on the foot. In diabetics with poorly adjusted blood sugar levels, toxic metabolic products are stored in the nerve tissue after a long period of time with elevated blood sugar levels. This causes the nerves to lose their … Nerve inflammation in the foot | Nerve inflammation
Nerve inflammation of the ribs Shingles (herpes zoster) is typical of an inflammation of the nerves that spreads along the ribs. This is based on an infection with the varicella zoster virus, which is the primary disease causing chickenpox (varicella). Afterwards, the virus remains inactive in the body for years in the nerve nodes. If … Nerve inflammation of the ribs | Nerve inflammation
Symptoms An inflammation of the nerves can lead to functional failure of the respective nerve. Afferent functions (conduction of excitation from the periphery to the central nervous system) such as the sensation of touch, temperature, vibration and pain and sensory perceptions such as the sense of taste, hearing, smell and balance may be disturbed. This … Symptoms | Nerve inflammation
Introduction An inflammation of the nerves (Latin: neuritis) describes the inflammation of peripheral nerves or of cranial nerves. If only a single nerve is affected, it is called mononeuritis; if several nerves are inflamed, it is called polyneuritis or polyneuropathy. The symptoms of nerve inflammation depend entirely on which nerve is affected and to what … Nerve inflammation
