Editing Polyneuropathy (section)

{{short description|Any disease affecting peripheral nerves on both sides of the body}}
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| name            = Polyneuropathy
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|alt=| caption         = Micrograph showing peripheral neuropathy ([[vasculitis]]). Polyneuropathy is peripheral neuropathy occurring in the same areas on both sides of the body.
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|specialty=| symptoms        = Ataxia<ref name=pat/>
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| causes          = Hereditary ([[Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease]]), and acquired ([[alcohol use disorder]])<ref name=thr/>
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| diagnosis       = Nerve conduction study, urinalysis<ref name=neur/><ref name=pat/>
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| treatment       = Occupational therapy, weight decrease (management)<ref name=pat/>
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'''Polyneuropathy''' ({{ety|el|[[wikt:poly-|''poly-'']]|many||[[wikt:neuro-|''neuro-'']]|nerve||[[wikt:-pathy|''-pathy'']]|sickness}}) is damage or disease affecting [[Peripheral nervous system|peripheral nerves]] ([[peripheral neuropathy]]) in roughly the same areas on both sides of the body, featuring [[weakness]], [[numbness]], and burning pain.<ref name="pat">{{Cite web|url=http://patient.info/doctor/Polyneuropathies|title=Polyneuropathies. Medical information about polyneuropathy {{!}} Patient|website=Patient|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-07-17|archive-date=2016-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718100414/http://patient.info/doctor/polyneuropathies|url-status=live}}</ref> It usually begins in the hands and feet and may progress to the arms and legs and sometimes to other parts of the body where it may affect the [[autonomic nervous system]]. It may be [[acute (medicine)|acute]] or [[chronic (medicine)|chronic]]. A number of different disorders may cause polyneuropathy, including [[diabetes]] and some types of [[Guillain–Barré syndrome]].<ref name=BMJ>{{cite journal|journal=British Medical Journal|date=23 February 2002 |volume=324 |issue=7335 |pages=466–469 |title=Clinical review: Peripheral neuropathy|author= Richard A C Hughes|doi=10.1136/bmj.324.7335.466|pmid=11859051 |pmc=1122393}}</ref><ref name=JAMA>{{cite journal|journal= Journal of the American Medical Association |author1=Janet M. Torpy |author2=Jennifer L. Kincaid |author3=Richard M. Glass | date= 21 April 2010 | title = Patient page: Peripheral neuropathy | volume = 303 | issue = 15 | doi = 10.1001/jama.303.15.1556 |pmid=20407067 | pages=1556| doi-access= free }}</ref><ref name= NIH>{{cite web | url= http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/peripheralneuropathy/detail_peripheralneuropathy.htm | title= Peripheral neuropathy fact sheet | date= 19 September 2012 | publisher= National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | access-date= 15 January 2013 | archive-date= 15 December 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161215182814/http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/peripheralneuropathy/detail_peripheralneuropathy.htm | url-status= dead }}</ref>