Have numbness, pain or muscle weakness? Guidelines identify best tests for neuropathy

Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 17:17 in Health & Medicine

New guidelines developed by the American Academy of Neurology find a combination of blood tests and other specialized assessments appear to be the most helpful tests for finding the cause of neuropathy. Also known as neuritis or distal symmetric polyneuropathy, this common nerve problem affects people of all ages. The guidelines are published in the December 3, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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