This rare genetic disorder may affect fewer than 100 people worldwide. You may experience difficulty walking or numbness in your arms and legs at first, but it can develop into more serious symptoms.

Giant axonal neuropathy is a rare, autosomal recessive, pediatric, polysymptomatic, neurodegenerative disorder caused by biallelic loss-of-function variants in GAN, the gene encoding gigaxonin. We ...

Discovery of the antigenic targets associated with nerve-specific autoimmune diseases is a crucial step in understanding their pathogenesis The identification of highly disease-specific autoantibodies ...

Biomarkers are generally used as diagnostic and prognostic tools in clinical practice, but are not yet available for neuropathies. Studies now suggest that neural protein levels in serum and ...

NSAID Diflunisal Slows Neurodegenerative Progression Early axonal dysfunction may be detected prior to the development of clinical symptoms of diabetic neuropathy. (HealthDay News) – Early axonal ...

Rockville, MD - The disease-modifying antirheumatic drug leflunomide (Arava, Aventis) is associated with peripheral neuropathy in some patients, say FDA researchers who reviewed 80 case reports ...

Dr. Todd Singleton, nationally acclaimed chiropractic physician, introduces an innovative approach to addressing neuropathy, a condition resulting in nerve damage and excruciating pain. This ...