peripheral neuropathy (PN) is damage to or a disease affecting nerves, which may impair sensation, movement, gland or organ function, or other aspects of health, depending on the type of nerve affected.
Neuropathy is a clinical diagnosis but the objective evidence with severity and type of neuropathy (axonal/demyelinating/mixed; sensory/motor/mixed) is confirmed by NCV study.
Treatment and prognosis vary depending upon the etiology.
