Rapid onset facial nerve paralysis resolving in 6-8 weeks. Affects 25 cases per 100,000 people annually between 15-50 years. No gender predominance
Alcoholic neuropathy damages nerves from years of heavy alcohol consumption. Condition results from both alcohol toxicity and nutritional deficiencies. Alcohol decreases absorption of nutrients like magnesium and B vitamins
Neuropathy refers to nerve dysfunction affecting peripheral nervous system. Mononeuropathy affects single nerve, multiple mononeuropathy affects multiple. Polyneuropathy involves many peripheral nerves, common in diabetes. Autonomic neuropathy affects internal organs like heart and blood vessels
Wallerian degeneration destroys nerve axons after injury or disease. Walter Waller first described the process in 1850. Heinrich Degréfica described nerve regeneration in 1880s
Peripheral neuropathy damages nerves outside brain and spinal cord. Causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in hands and feet. Nerves send sensory and motor information between CNS and body. Symptoms include tingling, burning pain, and extreme sensitivity
Diabetic neuropathy is nerve damage caused by high blood sugar. Affects up to 50% of people with diabetes. Most commonly damages nerves in legs and feet