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Peripheral Neuropathy Fact Sheet: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) (4061 words) |
 | Peripheral neuropathy describes damage to the peripheral nervous system, the vast communications network that transmits information from the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system) to every other part of the body. |
| Peripheral nerves also send sensory information back to the brain and spinal cord, such as a message that the feet are cold or a finger is burned. |
| One example of an acquired peripheral neuropathy is trigeminal neuralgia (also known as tic douloureux), in which damage to the trigeminal nerve (the large nerve of the head and face) causes episodic attacks of excruciating, lightning-like pain on one side of the face. |
| Neuropathy, Peripheral Neuropathy - neurologychannel (558 words) |
| Peripheral neuropathy is a general term referring to disorders of peripheral nerves. |
| The peripheral nervous system is made up of the nerves that branch out of the spinal cord to all parts of the body. |
| Peripheral neuropathy can be broadly categorized by the type of nerve that has been damaged. |
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