Peripheral Neuropathies

Peripheral Neuropathies — Internal Medicine

How it begins

Estudio sistemático de las enfermedades del sistema nervioso periférico: fisiopatología, clasificación etiológica, síndromes clínicos, diagnóstico electromiográfico y estrategias terapéuticas

What it covers

1. Introduction and Classification
2. · Classification Systems
3. Physiopathology
4. · 2.1 Functional Anatomy of the Peripheral Nerve
5. · 2.2 Wallerian and Axonal Degeneration
6. · 2.3 Segmental Demyelination
7. · 2.4 General Pathogenic Mechanisms
8. Types of Nerve Fibers
9. Clinical Manifestations and Evaluation
10. · 4.1 Sensitive Symptoms
11. · 4.2 Motor Symptoms
12. · 4.3 Autonomic Symptoms
13. · 4.4 Clinical Evaluation Scales
14. Etiological Syndromes
15. · 5.1 Diabetic Neuropathy
16. · 5.2 Alcoholic Neuropathy
17. · 5.3 Hereditary Neuropathies — Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT)
18. · 5.4 Inflammatory Neuropathies — GBS and CIDP
19. · 5.5 Paraneoplastic Neuropathies
20. · 5.6 Neuropathies due to Nutritional Deficiency
21. · 5.7 Toxic-Pharmacological Neuropathies
22. · 5.8 Other Relevant Neuropathies
23. Diagnosis
24. · 6.1 Step-by-Step Diagnostic Algorithm
25. · 6.2 Electroneurography Parameters — Values and Interpretation
26. · 6.3 Needle EMG — Additional Information
27. Treatment
28. · 7.1 Etiopathogenic Treatment
29. · 7.2 Treatment of Neuropathic Pain — Stepped Scale
30. · 7.3 Rehabilitation and Non-Pharmacological Treatment
31. · 7.4 Emerging Treatments