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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
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- The prevalence of the peripheral neuropathy is approximately 2400 per 100,000 to 7000 per 100,000 individuals depending on the region.[1]
Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate
- The case-fatality rate/mortality rate of the peripheral neuropathy is very low.
Age
- Patients of all age groups may develop peripheral neuropathy.[1]
- The incidence of peripheral neuropathy increases with age.[1]
- [Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race. [Race 2] individuals are less likely to develop [disease name].
Gender
- peripheral neuropathy affects men more then women.[2]
- The males develop neuropathy earlier than the females.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Martyn CN, Hughes RA (1997). "Epidemiology of peripheral neuropathy". J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 62 (4): 310–8. PMC 1074084. PMID 9120441.
- ↑ Cheng YJ, Gregg EW, Kahn HS, Williams DE, De Rekeneire N, Narayan KM (2006). "Peripheral insensate neuropathy--a tall problem for US adults?". Am J Epidemiol. 164 (9): 873–80. doi:10.1093/aje/kwj281. PMID 16905646.
- ↑ Mehta SA, Ahmed A, Laverty M, Holzman RS, Valentine F, Sivapalasingam S (2011). "Sex differences in the incidence of peripheral neuropathy among Kenyans initiating antiretroviral therapy". Clin Infect Dis. 53 (5): 490–6. doi:10.1093/cid/cir432. PMC 3156141. PMID 21844033.