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Reasons for neuropathy |
Physical trauma Systemic disease i.e. diabetes Nutritional deficiency i.e. vit b12 Blood supply obstruction i.e. vasculitis, arteriosclerosis Infection i.e. HIV Side effects of certain anti cancer drugs |
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Types of nerve injury |
Neuropraxia (disruption of blood supply due to compression) Axonotmesis (axon itself is disrupted,wallerian degeneration) Neuronotmesis(neuron and sorrounding tissue) |
Ascending order of increasing severity |
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Nerve regeneration |
Injury signal promote RAG (regeneration associated gene) Dedifferentiation of Schwann cells promote (NGF) neurogenic growth factor Schwann cells and macrophage release (TGF BETA) transforming growth factor |
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