Diagnosaurus
Peripheral neuropathy (mononeuropathy)
Etiology
- Nerve entrapment or compression
- Less often systemic disease, eg, diabetes mellitus, amyloidosis, rheumatoid arthritis, lead poisoning
- Peripheral nerve tumor (rare except in neurofibromatosis)
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Ulnar entrapment, eg, cubital tunnel syndrome
- Radial nerve palsy (wrist drop)
- Femoral neuropathy
- Meralgia paresthetica
- Sciatica
- Common peroneal nerve palsy
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Peripheral Neuropathy (mononeuropathy)." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114835/all/Peripheral_neuropathy__mononeuropathy_.
Zeiger RFR. Peripheral neuropathy (mononeuropathy). Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114835/all/Peripheral_neuropathy__mononeuropathy_. Accessed November 21, 2024.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Peripheral neuropathy (mononeuropathy). In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114835/all/Peripheral_neuropathy__mononeuropathy_
Zeiger RFR. Peripheral Neuropathy (mononeuropathy) [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2024 November 21]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114835/all/Peripheral_neuropathy__mononeuropathy_.
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