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Old 08-06-2010, 09:41 AM #11
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Originally Posted by Sarah Mae View Post
According to Mayo, this is what I have: "Length-dependent sensory axonal peripheral neuropathy due to #2 and #3" Unfortunately, I don't have a clue what any of that means. -sigh- I just want a simple explanation that I understand without words like axonal and sheaths--I have NO idea what those are and as much as I have researched them, I can't comprehend it.
Hi, Are you talking about sheaths as in myelin sheaths. Myelin sheaths wrap around the nerve. Axonal is the nerve itself.
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