What is peripheral neuropathy?

Also known as: peripheral nerve damage.

The peripheral nerves are the vast network of nerves that transmits messages from the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) to the rest of the body. When these nerves don’t function normally it is known as a peripheral neuropathy.

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Reviewed by: Jack Wolfsdorf, MD, FAAP

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