What is peripheral neuropathy? The peripheral nerves are located in the arms and legs, explains Jamie Fertal, DO, supportive care medicine physician at City of Hope Orange County. When these ...
Peripheral neuropathy affects nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord. Dysfunction of these nerves can cause spontaneous, inappropriate signals or loss of signals, leading to symptoms such as ...
Chemotherapy has been known to cause damage to peripheral nerves, and sometimes the pain is chronic and severe enough that chemotherapy doses are reduced or discontinued. But prior research has not ...