NSAID Diflunisal Slows Neurodegenerative Progression Early axonal dysfunction may be detected prior to the development of clinical symptoms of diabetic neuropathy. (HealthDay News) – Early axonal ...

What is the recommended approach to managing a patient infected with hepatitis C virus who has been on combination interferon and ribavirin therapy and who has developed peripheral neuropathy?

Rockville, MD - The disease-modifying antirheumatic drug leflunomide (Arava, Aventis) is associated with peripheral neuropathy in some patients, say FDA researchers who reviewed 80 case reports ...

Research group from the University of Helsinki, Finland, has identified a new disease gene for early-onset axonal neuropathy and mild intellectual disability through an international research network, ...

An increase in high-fat, high-fructose foods in people’s diets has contributed to a dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes. This, in turn, has led to an increase in peripheral neuropathy — nerve damage, ...

Scientists have developed a gene therapy that blocks axonal degeneration, preventing axon destruction in mice and suggesting a therapeutic strategy that could help prevent the loss of peripheral ...

A 56-year-old woman presents to the hospital complaining of generalized weakness that has been progressing for the past month. Her initial symptoms involved numbness and weakness in her legs and lower ...

Largest cohort of genetically confirmed patients with GAN, including patients with the classic (early-onset) and milder (late-onset) forms of GAN Largest cross-sectional analysis highlighted clinical ...

GeneDx’s Hereditary Neuropathy Panel will be available free of charge to individuals at risk for or suspected of having GAN Taysha will collaborate with Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation and ...

Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a dose-limiting side effect of chemotherapeutic and antibody drug conjugate (ADC) treatment which significantly impacts patients’ quality of life. Despite a high clinical ...