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355.8 Unspecified mononeuritis of lower limb; 355.9 Mononeuritis of unspecified site; 356 Hereditary and idiopathic peripheral neuropathy. 356.0 Hereditary peripheral neuropathy; 356.1 Peroneal muscular atrophy; 356.2 Hereditary sensory neuropathy; 356.3 Refsum's disease; 356.4 Idiopathic progressive polyneuropathy; 356.8 Other; 356.9 Unspecified
Patients with hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies are diagnosed through a physical evaluation that looks for muscle atrophy, weakness, and sensory responses. [3] In addition to this, electromyography and motor nerve conduction tests can help clinicians decide what type of motor and sensory neuropathy it is and how severe the disease is.
Some sufferers (10–15%) report various pains growing in severity with progression of the disease. [1] The nerves most commonly affected are the peroneal nerve at the fibular head (leg and feet), the ulnar nerve at the elbow (arm) and the median nerve at the wrist (palm, thumbs and fingers), but any peripheral nerve can be affected.
CMT can be diagnosed through three different forms of tests: measurement of the speed of nerve impulses (nerve conduction studies), a biopsy of the nerve, and DNA testing. DNA testing can give a definitive diagnosis, but not all the genetic markers for CMT are known. CMT is first most noticed when someone develops lower leg weakness, such as ...
Micrograph showing peripheral neuropathy . Polyneuropathy is peripheral neuropathy occurring in the same areas on both sides of the body. Specialty: Neurology Symptoms: Ataxia [1] Causes: Hereditary (Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease), and acquired (alcohol use disorder) [2] Diagnostic method: Nerve conduction study, urinalysis [3] [1] Treatment
Limb girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) as defined by the European Neuromuscular Centre in 2018. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are named by the following system: LGMD, recessive or dominant inheritance (R or D), order of discovery (number), affected protein.
The 2014 Evidence-based guideline summary: Diagnosis and treatment of limb–girdle and distal dystrophies indicates that individuals suspected of having the inherited disorder should have genetic testing. Other tests/analysis are: [4] [5] High CK levels (10–150 times normal) MRI can indicate different types of LGMD.
Peripheral mononeuropathy is a disorder that links to Peripheral Neuropathy, as it only effects a single peripheral nerve rather than several damaged or diseased nerves throughout the body. [1] Healthy peripheral nerves are able to “carry messages from the brain and spinal cord to muscles, organs, and other body tissues”. [3]