Disease or dysfunction of one or more peripheral nerves, typically causing numbness, weakness, and pain in the affected areas. It can affect motor, sensory, or autonomic nerve functions.
From Greek 'neuron' meaning 'nerve' + 'pathos' meaning 'suffering' or 'disease'. The term encompasses various conditions that cause nerve damage or dysfunction.
Neuropathy is like having faulty wiring in your body's electrical system! When peripheral nerves get damaged, they start sending scrambled messages - sometimes no signal gets through (numbness), sometimes they send false alarms (tingling), and sometimes the power to your muscles gets cut off (weakness).
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