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Diseases » Peripheral neuropathy » Prognosis

Prognosis of Peripheral neuropathy

Prognosis of Peripheral neuropathy: Timely treatment of injury can help prevent permanent damage. Self-care skills such as meticulous foot care and careful wound treatment in people with diabetes and others who have an impaired ability to feel pain can alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life. Such changes often create conditions that encourage nerve regeneration. ...see also Overview of Peripheral neuropathy

Prognosis for Peripheral neuropathy: Recovery from peripheral neuropathy is usually slow. Depending on the type of peripheral neuropathy, the patient may fully recover without residual effects or may partially recover and have sensory, motor, and vasomotor (blood vessel) deficits. If severely affected, the patient may develop chronic muscular atrophy. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Peripheral Neuropathy Information Page: NINDS) ...see also Overview of Peripheral neuropathy

Onset of Peripheral neuropathy: Usually insidious in onset.

Complications:

Complications of Peripheral neuropathy may include:

Complications of Peripheral neuropathy from the Diseases Database include:

Source: Diseases Database

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About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Peripheral neuropathy usually refers to the likely outcome of Peripheral neuropathy. The prognosis of Peripheral neuropathy may include the duration of Peripheral neuropathy, chances of complications of Peripheral neuropathy, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Peripheral neuropathy, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Peripheral neuropathy. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.