Peripheral Nerves and Neuropathy
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Peripheral Nerves and Neuropathy conditions
Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (AIDP)Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (AIDP) is an autoimmune disorder causing demyelination of peripheral nerves, often triggered by preceding infection.Charcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a hereditary neuropathy causing progressive distal muscle weakness and sensory loss due to peripheral nerve demyelination.Critical Illness PolyneuropathyCritical Illness Polyneuropathy is a neuromuscular disorder causing limb and respiratory muscle weakness in ICU patients, linked to systemic inflammation and sepsis.