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Estos síntomas ocurren debido a que los nervios no pueden enviar señales apropiadas hacia y desde el cerebro:
Generalmente, estos síntomas empiezan en los pies y dedos de los pies, y avanzan pierna arriba, afectando finalmente las manos y los brazos.
Un examen puede mostrar:
Los hallazgos anormales en cualquiera de estos exámenes pueden indicar que usted tiene una neuropatía.
Exámenes empleados para detectar la mayoría de las neuropatías metabólicas:
Shy ME. Peripheral neuropathies. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 446.
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