In the vast majority of cases, the following symptoms occur, starting distally at the lower extremities: When the symptoms occur, there are symmetrical and asymmetrical distribution patterns, which partly indicate the cause of the polyneuropathy. Symmetrical: Most common type with glove- and stocking-shaped sensitivity disorders and distal reflex weakening and/or paralysis. Pain Sensory disturbances, disturbances … Symptoms of polyneuropathy
Symptoms on the hands The hands are usually affected only after the feet, in the order of the symptoms occurring in polyneuropathy. Here, the nerve damage becomes symptomatic first in the fingers, analogous to the damage pattern of the feet. In addition to general paresthesia symptoms, polyneuropathy of the hands can lead to a disturbance … Symptoms on the hands | Symptoms of polyneuropathy
Symptoms after chemotherapy Polyneuropathy can also occur as an adverse effect after chemotherapy. It is characteristic that mainly the sensitive nerves are affected and only very rarely those responsible for motor functions. Typical symptoms of a polyneuropathy after chemotherapy are numbness in the feet or hands, which are often described as having the shape of … Symptoms after chemotherapy | Symptoms of polyneuropathy
In allodynia, touch or temperature stimuli are felt as unusually painful. The cause may be in the peripheral or central nervous system or in the patient’s psyche. Treatment is based on the primary cause. What is allodynia? Allodynia is associated with the expression of neuropathic pain. In the human skin and mucous membranes are located … Allodynia: Causes, Treatment & Help
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
Definition Skin burning is a burning and sometimes stinging sensation on the skin. It can affect very different regions of the skin and can be felt to varying degrees. Skin burning is a symptom that is often not accompanied by external changes to the skin, such as redness. You rarely see anything on the outside … Burning skin
Associated symptoms Accompanying symptoms of a burning skin are for example pain, a stinging or even itching. Nerve damage can also cause loss of sensitivity and numbness. Infectious diseases, such as shingles, can be accompanied by fever and a deterioration in general well-being. Skin changes can also occur. Shingles typically manifests itself by small blisters … Associated symptoms | Burning skin
By localization A burning sensation on the thigh can be caused by a so-called meralgia paraesthetica. The symptoms of this disease are caused by an incarceration of a nerve (nervus cutaneus femoralis lateralis) below the inguinal ligament. However, it is also possible that the nerve has been damaged by a medical intervention or injury. Typical … By localization | Burning skin
