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Your peripheral nerves are the ones outside your brain and spinal cord. Like static on a telephone line, peripheral nerve disorders distort or interrupt the messages between the brain and the rest of the body.
There are more than 100 kinds of peripheral nerve disorders. They can affect one nerve or many nerves. Some are the result of other diseases, like diabetic nerve problems. Others, like Guillain-Barre syndrome, happen after a virus infection. Still others are from nerve compression, like carpal tunnel syndrome or thoracic outlet syndrome. In some cases, like complex regional pain syndrome, the problem begins after an injury. Some people are born with peripheral nerve disorders.
Symptoms often start gradually, and then get worse. They include
Treatment aims to treat any underlying problem, reduce pain and control symptoms.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
UCLA Neurosurgery Peripheral Nerve Program - Provides services for the evaluation and surgical care of individuals suffering from peripheral nerve pathology. Features information about the diagnosis and treatment of these disorders, list of faculty, and patient referral details.
Hand and Peripheral Nerve Specialists - A multidisciplinary group dedicated to the comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation of children and adults with complex nerve disorders, particularly brachial plexus. Based in Miami, Florida.
Paraproteinaemic Demyelinating Neuropathy - Personal website describing an unusual peripheral nerve disorder plus the two related neuropathies, GBS(Guillain-Barré Syndrome) and CIDP (chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy). The possible effects of atmospheric pressure on the disorders' behavior are then outlined.
Neurosurgery - Neurosurgery site including information on cerebral aneurysms, brain tumors, pituitary tumors, head injury, spinal disorders, epilepsy surgery and peripheral nerve surgery.
Tyler NeuroSurgical Associates - Treatment of spine, brain and peripheral nerve disorders, diseases and injuries.
Mississippi Neurosurgery and Spine Center - Multi-specialty neurosurgical practice offers consultation and treatment for neurovascular, spinal and peripheral nerve disorders.
Institute for Nerve Medicine - Presenting information on disorders of the cranial, spinal and peripheral nerves. Includes illustrated descriptions of treatment options.
The Neuropathy Association - Nonprofit organization established by people with neuropathy to help those who suffer from disorders affecting peripheral nerves.
Mississippi Neurosurgery and Spine Center - Multi-specialty neurosurgical practice offers consultation and treatment for neurovascular, spinal and peripheral nerve disorders.