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Sarcoidosis and Neuropathy: eMedicine Neurology

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Overview: In its most common form, the idiopathic multisystem disorder sarcoidosis is characterized by pulmonary, lymphoreticular system, and skin involvement. Histologically, noncaseating granulomas are prominent in biopsies from lymph nodes or affected organs. Neurological involvement occurs in ...

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Tags: Skin, Neurology, Sarcoidosis, Disease and Condition, Pulmonology

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Median Neuropathy: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common focal peripheral neuropathy. CTS is caused by entrapment of the median nerve at the wrist as it traverses through the carpal tunnel.Acute CTS is a rare compartment syndrome ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Leprosy: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an acid-fast, rod-shaped bacillus.1 Leprosy has afflicted humanity since time began. It once affected every continent and has left behind a terrifying image in history ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Nutritional Neuropathy: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The first study of the relationship between nutrition and peripheral neuropathy began in the 19th century, when polyneuropathy and heart failure from beriberi reached epidemic proportions. In 1897, Dr. Eijkman cured the disease in pigeons by ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth and Other Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathies: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Slowly progressive distal weakness, muscle atrophy, and sensory loss due to an inherited peripheral neuropathy was described independently in 1886 by Charcot and Marie in France and by Tooth in England.1, 2 A few years ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Diabetic Neuropathy: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Neuropathies are characterized by a progressive loss of nerve fibers that can be assessed noninvasively by several tests of nerve function, including nerve conduction studies and electromyography, quantitative sensory testing, and autonomic function tests. A widely ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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