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Patients with predominantly sensory neuropathy may experience pain (perceived as a sensation of tingling, pricking, burning or stinging, which usually occurs at night, sometimes, they describe a feeling of walking on cotton), but more frequent in people who suffer this type of neuropathy is the loss of sensation or diminished sense of touch. The decrease in sensitivity occurs more frequently in the legs and feet, and less frequently, arms and hands.

Neuropathy with involvement of the control of movement and muscle function (motor neuropathy) occurs more infrequently. Symptoms of neuropathy involve a reduction in muscle function, manifested by weakness in the arms and legs. Sometimes the condition leads to alterations in gait and joint misalignment, primarily in the feet.The neuropathy of the autonomic nervous system, ie it affects internal organs, can lead to the following:

- Dizziness, especially after joining in too fast

- Nausea and vomiting after meals

- Diarrhea or constipation

- Problems with urination

- Altered perception of symptoms of hypoglycemia (low blood glucose)

- Erectile dysfunction (impotence) in men

credit to: Dr. Juan José Díez, Dr. Jan Erik Henriksen, Dr. Henning Beck-Nielsen, Dr. Ole Hother Nielsen, Dr. Ian W. Campbell, Dr. Paul Klenerman

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