Peripheral and Autonomic Neuropathy

As regular followers of the blog will know, every now and then it's important to post an article which gives a general description of neuropathy without going into too much detail. Many people arrive at the blog needing to know more about what they've recently heard of, or have been diagnosed with. Today's article comes from neuropathycauses.com (see link below)and gives an easy to understand, overall explanation of both peripheral and autonomic neuropathy; useful for anybody encountering the disease for the first time.

Complete Information On Autoimmune Peripheral Neuropathy With Treatment And Prevention
By: Juliet Cohen

Autoimmune incidental neuropathy is a neurological disorder that affects the sensory, machine and autonomic nerves, and is caused by irregular role of these nerves payable to respective etiologies. Peripheral neuropathy often affects people with diabetes and autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Certain vitamin deficiencies, some medications and alcoholism can also damage peripheral nerves. These disorders can originate from numerous causes, such as diabetes, alcoholism, HIV, toxin exposure, metabolic abnormalities, vitamin deficiency, or adverse effects of certain drugs. Excessive drinking of alcohol can affect nervous system, causing numbness of hands and feet. Exposure to poisons, such as some toxic substances and certain medications - especially those used to treat cancer may be an another cause of Autoimmune peripheral neuropathy.

In intense neuropathies, such as Guillain barre syndrome, symptoms seem abruptly, advance quickly, and solve slowly as damaged nerves mend. In chronic forms, symptoms start subtly and advance slowly. Unfortunately, peripheral nerves are fragile and easily damaged. Damage to a peripheral nerve can interfere with the communication between the area it serves and your brain, affecting your ability to move certain muscles or feel normal sensations. The best way to prevent peripheral neuropathy is to carefully manage any medical condition that puts you at risk. In many cases, peripheral neuropathy symptoms improve with time - especially if it's caused by an underlying condition that can be resolved. As much as possible, avoid repetitive motions, cramped positions and toxic chemicals, all of which may cause nerve damage.

Because every incidental heart has an extremely specialized role in a particular region of the system, a broad array of symptoms can happen when nerves are damaged. Symptoms of an autoimmune incidental neuropathy may include failing, cramping, decreased sinew reflexes, apathy, tingling, and pain affecting the weaponry and legs. Neurological symptoms may occur related to your central nervous system, which consists of your brain and spinal cord, or your peripheral nervous system, which links your spinal cord and brain to all other parts of your body. Others may suffer more extreme symptoms, including muscle wasting, paralysis, or organ or gland dysfunction. People may become unable to digest food easily, maintain safe levels of blood pressure, sweat normally, or experience normal sexual function. In the most extreme cases, breathing may become difficult or organ failure may occur.

Treating the underlying circumstance may alleviate some cases of incidental neuropathy. In new cases, handling of incidental neuropathy may concentrate on managing pain. Maintaining natural blood bread levels helps defend your nerves, though your symptoms may initially get worse before they begin to improve. Drugs such as gabapentin, carbamazepine and phenytoin are originally developed to treat seizure disorders. However, doctors often also prescribe them for jabbing pain. Antidepressant medications, such as amitriptyline, nortriptyline, desipramine and imipramine, may provide relief for mild to moderate symptoms by interfering with chemical processes in your brain that cause you to feel pain. Side effects may include drowsiness and dizziness. In some cases of nerve compression, you may need surgery to correct the problem. Several drug-free therapies and techniques may also help with pain relief.

http://www.neuropathycauses.com/peripheral-neuropathy