Three patients with peripheral neuropathy and mixed or immune complex cryoglobulinaemia are reported. The significance of mixed cryoglobulinaemia and the pathogenesis of the peripheral neuropathy are discussed.

involvement of the peripheral nervous system is one of the complications of multiple myeloma with a varying incidence of clinical and subclinical neuropathy in different studies. as most of the patients with multiple myeloma suffer from generalized systemic symptoms such as malaise, bone and low back pain, the clinical clues to the diagnosis of the neuropathy in its initial stages could be igno...

We commend Gemignani and colleagues for important observations 1 on the prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) in 104 patients with symptoms of exclusive small fiber neuropa-thy, peripheral neuropathy, or mononeuropathy multiplex. The co-occurrence of neuropathy and RLS has been studied from two standpoints in the past, without reaching a consensus: the frequency of neuropathy in RLS patien...

Neuropathic pain is defined by International Association for Study of Pain (IASP) as pain arising as a direct consequence of lesion or disease of the system either somatosensory system either at peripheral or central level [1]. Diabetic neuropathy and Postherpetic neuralgia are major causes of neuropathic pain. It has been seen that neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes, affecting up ...

The incidence and type of neuropathy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were assessed. In a selected group of 89 patients, abnormal nerve conduction studies were found in 44%. Electrophysiological signs of a generalized peripheral neuropathy were found in 5-18%, depending on diagnostic criteria. Lesions which were thought to be due to compression or other forms of tra...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The potential association between the severity of autonomic dysfunction and peripheral neuropathy has not been extensively investigated, with the few studies yielding inconsistent results. We evaluated the relationship between autonomic dysfunction and peripheral neuropathy in chronic hemodialysis patients in a cross-sectional study. METHODS Cardiovascular autonomic fun...

BACKGROUND Diabetic sensory neuropathy is a common form of microvascular complication among diabetic patients. The swiftly growing population of people living with diabetes in Ethiopia and lack of elaborated scientific data on peripheral sensory neuropathy among diabetic population in Ethiopia prompted this work. This study was set out to assess the enormity and associated factors of peripheral...

The present study enrolled 251 diabetic patients, including 101 with neuropathy and 150 without neuropathy. Of the 150 patients, 100 had no complications, such as retinopathy, nephropathy, or neuropathy. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis was used to identify methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene variants. Plasma homocysteine levels were also measured...

Peripheral neuropathy is a major cause of disability worldwide. Diabetes is the most common cause of neuropathy, accounting for 50% of cases. Over half of people with diabetes develop neuropathy, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a major cause of reduced quality of life due to pain, sensory loss, gait instability, fall-related injury, and foot ulceration and amputation. Most patients ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS We undertook this study to assess the influence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy on self-reported disability and postural control during quiet stance of patients with peripheral vestibular disease, before and after a standardized program of vestibular rehabilitation (Cawthorne & Cooksey exercises). METHODS Twenty patients with peripheral vestibular disease participated in...