THE BARE ESSENTIALS Peripheral nerve diseases
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Correspondence to: Professor R Hughes, MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Disease, PO Box 114, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK; richard. [email protected] EPIDEMIOLOGY Peripheral nerve diseases are surprisingly common. Population-based studies indicate a prevalence of symmetrical polyneuropathy of about 2.4%, more in the elderly. Carpal tunnel syndrome is present in 5% of women and 0.5% of men. While many patients with symmetricalpolyneuropathyarenotseverelydisabled, pain is common and some forms of neuropathy are progressive,disablingandultimatelyfatal.Fortunately the peripheral nervous system has remarkable regenerative capacity so that peripheral nerve diseases are usually treatable and may be curable.
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