The following information on neuropathy comes courtesy of www.mayoclinic.com. Your nervous system is divided into two broad categories. Your central nervous system consists of your brain and spinal ...

If the nerves that control heart rate become affected you will be said to have Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy, abbreviated as CAN. When these nerves are affected, it can cause your heart rate to stay ...

Diabetes can harm your nerves. That damage, called neuropathy, may be painful. It can happen in several ways, and they all seem to be related to blood sugar levels being too high for too long. To ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio About one in five adults with type 1 ...

Peripheral neuropathy is a general term for nerve damage that causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in your hands and feet. It can also affect other areas of your body and bodily functions ...

Peripheral nerves are an important part of the nervous system, which connects the central nervous system (CNS), consisting of the brain and spinal cord, to various parts of the body, including muscles ...

Dysautonomia is the medical term for when the autonomic nervous system (ANS) does not work properly. Types include NCS and POTS. The ANS is responsible for maintaining a constant internal temperature, ...

TYPE 2 diabetes can be overlooked, as symptoms of the condition can sometimes be disregarded as usual old age stuff - it's not. Ignoring the condition could allow the disease to form an array of other ...

Diabetic neuropathy is the most common complication of diabetes, yet there’s a lack of targeted treatment options. Distal symmetric polyneuropathy and diabetic autonomic neuropathy are particularly ...

A 66-year-old man is known to have a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. At first presentation a year previously, he had a resting tremor, mild bradykinesia and some rigidity. No postural instability ...

Nat Clin Pract Neurol. 2007;3(6):331-340. Recent developments in our understanding of pain perception have shown that transmission of painful stimuli depends on activation of sodium channels that are ...