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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]
Overview
History and Symptoms.
History
Patients with [disease name]] may have a positive history of:
- [History finding 1]
- [History finding 2]
- [History finding 3]
Common Symptoms
- The most common symptoms of peripheral neuropathy include Gradual progressive numbness, prickling or tingling in feet and [[[hands]], burning pain in extremities, extreme sensitivity to touch, ataxia, frequent falls, Muscle weakness or paralysis,
If autonomic nerves are affected, signs and symptoms might include:
- Gastrointestinal symptoms:
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Early satiety
- Nausea
- Problems controlling bowel movements
- Swallowing problems
- Abdomen distention
- Vomiting
- Cardiovascular symptoms:[1][2][3]
- Impaired heart rate
- Resting tachycardia
- Exercise intolerance
- Abnormal blood pressure regulation
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Heat intolerance and altered sweatinG
- Urine incontinence:[4][5]
- Ocular symptoms:
- Pain (usually from optic neuritis)
- Vision loss
- Visual field loss
- Loss of color vision
- Flashing lights
References
- ↑ Pop-Busui R (2010). "Cardiac autonomic neuropathy in diabetes: a clinical perspective". Diabetes Care. 33 (2): 434–41. doi:10.2337/dc09-1294. PMC 2809298. PMID 20103559.
- ↑ McCarty N, Silverman B (2016). "Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy". Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 29 (2): 157–9. PMC 4790554. PMID 27034552.
- ↑ Bissinger A (2017). "Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy: Why Should Cardiologists Care about That?". J Diabetes Res. 2017: 5374176. doi:10.1155/2017/5374176. PMC 5682059. PMID 29214181.
- ↑ Burakgazi AZ, Alsowaity B, Burakgazi ZA, Unal D, Kelly JJ (2012). "Bladder dysfunction in peripheral neuropathies". Muscle Nerve. 45 (1): 2–8. doi:10.1002/mus.22178. PMID 22190298.
- ↑ Tanik N, Tanik S, Albayrak S, Zengin K, Inan LE, Caglayan EK; et al. (2016). "Association Between Overactive Bladder and Polyneuropathy in Diabetic Patients". Int Neurourol J. 20 (3): 232–239. doi:10.5213/inj.1632508.254. PMC 5083825. PMID 27706007.