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Physician-authored summaries on the latest research on neuropathy, editorials on neuropathy, and perspectives on neuropathy - drawn from the top medical journals.
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Peripheral Neuropathy After Bariatric Surgery
- May 26, 2005
- Peter R. Bergethon, MD
- Neurology
Obesity is a significant and growing problem in the developed world. With the failure of dietary interventions to treat morbid obesity successfully, bariatric surgery (BS) . . .- Reviewing:
- Thaisetthawatkul P et al., Neurology 2004 Oct 26; 63:1462-70.
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Residual Neuropathy from Guillain-Barré Syndrome
- April 7, 2005
- James W. Albers, MD, PhD
- Neurology
These authors conducted a cross-sectional and population-based study to examine rates of residual neuropathy and overall health consequences among 40 patients with prior Guillain-Barré Syndrome . . .- Reviewing:
- de la Cour CD and Jakobsen J., Neurology 2005 Jan 25; 64:246-53.
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Thalidomide Neuropathy: Does Dose Matter?
- January 14, 2005
- Herbert H. Schaumburg, MD
- Neurology
A cardinal tenet of clinical neurotoxicology is that most neurotoxic agents produce a consistent disease pattern, commensurate with the dose and exposure duration, particularly industrial . . .- Reviewing:
- Briani C et al., Neurology 2004 Jun 22; 62:2288-90. Cavaletti G et al., Neurology 2004 Jun 22; 62:2291-3. Apfel SC and Zochodne DW., Neurology 2004 Jun 22; 62:2158-9.
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Key Characteristics of Porphyric Neuropathies
- February 11, 2005
- Jean-Marc Léger, MD
- Neurology
Albers and Fink provide a complete overview of all the forms of peripheral neuropathy that can, on occasion, develop in association with certain types of . . .- Reviewing:
- Albers JW and Fink JK., Muscle Nerve 2004 Oct; 30:410-22.
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A New Wrinkle in Diagnosing Small-Fiber Neuropathy
- October 7, 2008
- David Lacomis, MD
- Neurology
New findings, if confirmed, suggest that the inexpensive, readily available test of stimulated skin wrinkling may be useful in screening for SFN.- Reviewing:
- Teoh HL et al., J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008 Jul; 79:835.
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Small-Fiber Neuropathy: Is There a Neuronal Subtype?
- April 8, 2008
- David Lacomis, MD
- Neurology
Researchers describe a symmetric, non–length-dependent pain syndrome that may be caused by a dorsal root ganglion disorder.- Reviewing:
- Gorson KC et al., J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008 Feb; 79:163. Koike H and Sobue G., J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008 Feb; 79:113.
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Painful and Ataxic Paraneoplastic Neuropathy, Compared
- December 18, 2007
- Gérard Said, MD
- Neurology
This study characterizes these rare complications of cancer and examines their morphologic differences.- Reviewing:
- Oki Y et al., Neurology 2007 Aug 7; 69:564.
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Multifocal Motor Neuropathy: Is Conduction Block Essential to the Diagnosis?
- January 9, 2007
- Anthony A. Amato, MD
- Neurology
Additional evidence suggests it may not be.- Reviewing:
- Delmont E et al., Neurology 2006 Aug 22; 67:592-6. Chaudhry V and Swash M., Neurology 2006 Aug 22; 67:558-9.
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Pupil Examination in Autonomic Neuropathy Free
- November 7, 2006
- Misha Pless, MD
- Neurology
Careful pupil examination detects abnormalities with varying prevalence in several neuropathic disorders.- Reviewing:
- Bremner F and Smith S., J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2006 Oct; 77:1163-8.
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Multifocal Motor Neuropathy: What Have We Learned?
- September 8, 2005
- Carlayne E. Jackson, MD
- Neurology
Multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) is an immune-mediated disorder characterized by slowly progressive, asymmetric, predominantly distal weakness without sensory loss. Van Asseldonk and colleagues comprehensively review . . .- Reviewing:
- Van Asseldonk J-T et al., Lancet Neurol 2005 May; 4:309-19.
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Vascular Risk Factors and Diabetic Neuropathy
- May 5, 2005
- Ronan J. Walsh, MB, BCh
- Neurology
Other than tight glycemic control, no evidence-based treatments currently exist that prevent or ameliorate diabetic neuropathy. These authors studied the effects of potentially modifiable vascular . . .- Reviewing:
- Tesfaye S et al. for the EURODIAB Prospective Complications Study Group., N Engl J Med 2005 Jan 27; 352:341-50.
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Predictors and Outcomes of Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow
- April 7, 2005
- Francis Walker, MD
- Neurology
Are electrodiagnostic and ultrasound studies useful for predicting the outcomes of treatment of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow? To answer this and related questions, researchers . . .- Reviewing:
- Beekman R et al., Neurology 2004 Nov 9; 63:1675-80.
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IVIg Modestly Improves Electrophysiology in Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
- February 11, 2005
- Gareth J. Parry, MD
- Neurology
That there is some benefit seems clear, but the modest improvement underscores the need for better treatments.- Reviewing:
- Vucic S et al., Neurology 2004 Oct 12; 63:1264-9.
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Reduced Innervation of Sweat Glands in Diabetic Neuropathy
- July 21, 2009
- Claudia Sommer, MD
- Neurology
A novel technique to quantify nerves around sweat glands allows identification of reduced innervation in diabetic neuropathy that correlates with neuropathy severity.- Reviewing:
- Gibbons CH et al., Neurology 2009 Apr 28; 72:1479.
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Gene Therapy for Diabetic Neuropathy
- June 9, 2009
- Allan H. Ropper, MD, FRCP
- Neurology
Tentative evidence of the effectiveness of gene therapy with erythropoietin in an extensively studied animal model of diabetic neuropathy- Reviewing:
- Chattopadhyay M et al., Brain 2009 Apr; 132:879.
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Update on Diabetic Neuropathy
- February 5, 2008
- James W. Albers, MD, PhD
- Neurology
Clinical results have disappointed, but new developments are promising.- Reviewing:
- Zochodne DW., Muscle Nerve 2007 Aug; 36:144.
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Possible Length-Dependent Conduction Slowing in IgM Neuropathy
- April 20, 2006
- John J. Kelly, MD
- Neurology
The pathologic mechanism may differ from that in other autoimmune demyelinating neuropathies.- Reviewing:
- Franssen H and Notermans NC., Ann Neurol 2006 Feb; 59:365-71.
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Therapy for Autoimmune Autonomic Neuropathy
- January 12, 2006
- Phillip A. Low, MD, FRACP, FRCP
- Neurology
Schroeder and colleagues provide a single, partially industry-supported case report of a man with a 20-year history of progressive autonomic neuropathy that was manifest as . . .- Reviewing:
- Schroeder C et al., N Engl J Med 2005 Oct 13; 353:1585-90.
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Endoneural Immunoglobulin Deposition in Malignant Dysglobulinemias
- October 7, 2008
- Mark B. Bromberg, MD, PhD
- Neurology
Endoneural immunoglobulin deposits may be hard to identify, and their value in guiding clinical care is questionable.- Reviewing:
- Vallat J-M et al., Muscle Nerve 2008 Jul; 38:904.
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Correlation Between Loss of Pin Sensation and Epidermal Axons
- July 24, 2007
- Anne Louise Oaklander, MD, PhD
- Neurology
Researchers report high clinicopathologic correlation between distal loss of pin sensation and of axons, confirming the utility of pin exam for SFN diagnosis.- Reviewing:
- Walk D et al., J Neurol Sci 2007 Apr 15; 255:23-6.
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