Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy
Alternate Names : Polyneuropathy - Sensorimotor
DefinitionSensorimotor polyneuropathy is a condition involving decreased movement or sensation associated with nerve damage.
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Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
Sensorimotor polyneuropathy is a form of peripheral neuropathy (damage to nerves other than the brain or spinal cord). It is not a disorder itself but is occurs with disorders involving damage to multiple peripheral nerves (polyneuropathy).
Sensorimotor polyneuropathy involves a systemic (widespread) process that damages nerves.
This damage may include loss of the myelin sheath (the covering of the nerve cell), which slows conduction through the nerve. It may also include damage to the nerve cell itself, especially the axon portion of the cell, blocking conduction at the point of the damage.
Causes of damage to nerves include any condition that results in pressure on nerves, inflammation, decreased blood flow, connective tissue disorders, and similar conditions.
The disorders that can cause sensorimotor polyneuropathy vary greatly, ranging from acute or chronic conditions to unknown causes. Possible causes of sensorimotor polyneuropathy alcoholic neuropathy, diabetic neuropathy, chronic inflammatory neuropathy, Guillain-Barre syndrome, and neuropathy secondary to drugs.
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