neuropathy
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DEFINITION:
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A functional disturbance or pathological change in the peripheral nervous system, sometimes limited to noninflammatory lesions as opposed to those of neuritis; the etiology may be known or unknown. Known etiologies include complications of other diseases (e.g., diabetic neuropathy, amyloid neuropathy, porphyric neuropathy) or of toxic states (e.g., arsenic neuropathy, isoniazid neuropathy, lead neuropathy, nitrofurantoin neuropathy). Neuropathies affecting a specific nerve may be named for the nerve (e.g., femoral neuropathy). The terms "mononeuropathy" and "polyneuropathy" may be used to denote whether one nerve or several are involved. Encephalopathy and myelopathy are corresponding terms referring to the brain and spinal cord, respectively.
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