Thread: Neuropathy / Nerve Conduction Test
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Old 11-12-2014, 01:00 AM
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I believe you are correct. I have been diagnosed (by way of a nerve conduction study) with "symmetric axonal and demyelinating sensorimotor peripheral polyneuropathy," And the cause is autoimmune deficiency of some sort.

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Originally Posted by IMTanuki View Post
HI

Not sure this is the right forum topic...but ...

If someone is diagnosed with peripheral nerve demyelination (neuropathy), is it possible for this to be caused by any kind of spinal compression?

I was under the impression that nerve damage from compression and nerve damage from demyelination had distinctly different "signatures" in a nerve conduction study.

Meaning that, demyelination:
- cannot be caused by compression.
- looks different on a nerve conduction test than nerve damage from compression.

AM I correct?

Thanks in advance.
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