Peripheral neuropathy

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and failure to thrive (Celiac Disease Foundation). In adults, symptoms are less likely to be related to digestive issues. They are more likely to have: iron-deficiency anemia, fatigue, bone or joint pain, arthritis, depression or anxiety, peripheral neuropathy, seizures or migraines, and infertility (Celiac Disease Foundation). Celiac disease can be divided into two types: classical or non-classical. Patients with classical celiac disease experience the clear signs of malabsorption, which are…

surgery, have been pregnant or delivered a baby within the past six months. Next is there any complications with this disease and the answer is yes if you let it go untreated. The complications are goiters, heart problems, mental health issues, peripheral neuropathy, myxedema (which is a rare but life-threatening condition), infertility, and birth defects. What am I going to expect from the doctor’s office when I go to the appointment is probably what you are thinking right now after reading the…

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neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s and ALS, CMT is one of the most common inherited neurological muscular diseases that affects nearly 1 in 2,500 people in the U.S. today (www.hnf-cure.org). Also known as HMSN, heredity motor and sensory neuropathy. Motor nerves controls our muscles ability to contract, which affects our ability to walk and control voluntary muscle activity such as speaking, breathing, and…

which affects people of all ages. The chronic hyperglycaemia causes a range of macro- and microvascular complications. Macrovascular damage leads to increased prevalence of heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease whereas microvascular complications can cause diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy and nephropathy(1). Over the past 30 years, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) has rapidly increased as a consequence of obesity, lack of exercise and an ageing population and estimates…