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Go there for in-depth definitions. The diffuse part just means affecting different areas. No mention if it is polyneuropathy - more than one side-both sides as in both feet, both legs etc.......or mono neuropathy- affecting one hand, foot, arm, leg, etc.. Sensory fibers are touch, cold, heat, pain (pin prick). (presumed lessened than 'norm') Axonal - regards affecting the axons rather than the neurons and not the myelin sheath that covers the nerve cells in large fiber and some small fiber nerve cells. The smaller cells do not have the protective myelin sheath. No mention whether it is considered to be small fiber ( the 'skin punch' test is the 'Gold Standard' to determine this). Motor - affect the ability to move, walk (gait), stretch, bend, grasp, reflex responses to rubber hammer, etc All of these seem to be either affected, or diminished due to his neuropathy, after the EMG exam. Usually a nerve conduction velocity exam is given at the same time. One is the electric zaps, the other is needles like acupuncture ones- inserted into the nerve areas to see if the signal pathway is being affected.
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Hello:
My hubby got a call from his neuro's office yesterday saying that all the info that he had will be sent to our family dr.(we had to change family drs. recently) and he will explain it to us and that he does not need to to see hubby again. What does this mean? That he can't help him? That he hasn't got the pn bad enough to treat? He sees his family dr. next week. This has left us very confused. We don't understand, maybe there is a simple explanation. ![]() Can anybody explain this to us? Thanks Nancy |
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