Diagnosaurus
Peripheral neuropathy (mononeuropathy)
Peripheral neuropathy (mononeuropathy) is a topic covered in the Diagnosaurus.
To view the entire topic, please log in or purchase a subscription.
Medicine Central™ is a quick-consult mobile and web resource that includes diagnosis, treatment, medications, and follow-up information on over 700 diseases and disorders, providing fast answers—anytime, anywhere. Explore these free sample topics:
-- The first section of this topic is shown below --
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
-- To view the remaining sections of this topic, please log in or purchase a subscription --
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
There's more to see -- the rest of this entry is available only to subscribers.
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Peripheral Neuropathy (mononeuropathy)." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114835/all/Peripheral_neuropathy__mononeuropathy_.
Zeiger RFR. Peripheral neuropathy (mononeuropathy). Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114835/all/Peripheral_neuropathy__mononeuropathy_. Accessed September 25, 2021.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Peripheral neuropathy (mononeuropathy). In Diagnosaurus (4th edition). 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; 2015. [cited 2021 September 25]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114835/all/Peripheral_neuropathy__mononeuropathy_.
* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-case
TY - ELEC
T1 - Peripheral neuropathy (mononeuropathy)
ID - 114835
A1 - Zeiger,Roni F,
BT - Diagnosaurus
UR - https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114835/all/Peripheral_neuropathy__mononeuropathy_
PB - McGraw-Hill Education
ET - 4
DB - Medicine Central
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -
