APPROACHES TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF POLYNEUROPATHY CAUSED BY SOMATIC DISEASES
Keywords:
polyneuropathic syndrome, diagnosis, diagnostic algorithm, treatment of polyneuropathy, intravenous immunoglobulin, intravenous immunotherapy, efficacy, safety, somatogenic polyneuropathies, B vitamins, neurobion.Abstract
Syndromic diagnosis of polyneuropathy does not present any difficulty, but nosological diagnosis can be extremely difficult. The paper deals with the principles of diagnosis of polyneuropathy, giving the clinical picture of the most frequent forms of polyneuropathy caused by physical illness. The basis of treatment is that of neuropathies somatogenic underlying disease that led to the development of neuropathy. High doses of B vitamins that accelerate reparative processes in the nerve fiber can be beneficial in most forms somatogenic polyneuropathy.
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