neuropathy

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  • I take 1800 mg gabapentin for the neuropathy, 50 mg of Trammadol (Ultram) 3 times a day, and have rescue lortab for really bad nights at 5mg every 4 hours as needed. —  Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes - A Community for People Touched by Diabetes
  • With neuropathy, the feeling diminishes so a diabetic person might not feel pain from a cut foot or an ingrown toenail digging into the skin. —  Readthehook.com - Current Articles
  • For bladder disorders manual pressure and several medicines could help. the root cause of neuropathy is the best approach, such as rehabilitation for an alcoholic. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • Complications such as kidney failure, blindness, heart disease and neuropathy are an ever-present reality for many diabetics. —  Knox
  • Professor Efron has found that the nerves affected by neuropathy are an exact match to nerves found in front of the eye, and this study will test whether looking at their level of degeneration in these nerves over a period of time would match the nerve degeneration found in arms and legs. —  Health News from Medical News Today
 

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  1. from Greek νεῦρον nerve, + -παθεια, from πάθος, suffering.
 

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/njuˈrɑpəθi/
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