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I am having peripheral nervous what kind
I am having peripheral nervous for example burning paining and numbness muscle pain muscle loss I am taking gapatin plus medicine what kind of test we can to confirm to peripheral nervous and also pins and needles
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You having underlying causes like Alcohol consumption or T2DM
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identify underlying cause nd treat it
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Blood tests for Vit B12 and Eletrodiagnostics (EMG/NCV) for your peripheral nervous system.
Still, I recommend a consult for proper evaluation and management.
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Dr. Sadique Pathan
Neurologist
22 yrs exp
Pune
You have symptoms of peripheral neuropathy.. which seems severe enough to have caused muscle wasting and weakness..
Approach would be from your symptoms whether the symptoms started in your feet or hands , if on onset it was symmetric as in starting in right or left limbs together.. this will be evident from a detail history.. since you are just 28 years would be useful to look into any family members being affected by similar type of illnesses
An medical clincial exam will add more to look for signs of the cause
An EMG-NCS which is a study of nerves which is easily done in many cities will help in localising which nerves are affected and what type of affection is there
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please consult a good clinical neurologist as there are many causes for peripheral neuropathy ..but which further tests required will depend on the clincial context
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Gabapentin will just relieve you of the painful sensations not cure the disorder..so don't wait for long
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Dr. Chaitanya Koduri
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11 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Hello,
To look for cause of a peripheral problem we need to first have a detailed history and focused clinically examination and localise the cause. Then we may proceed accordingly for investigations
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