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Neuropathy

Neuropathy

Neuropathie·Also: Nervenschädigung, Polyneuropathie

Neuropathy is damage to nerves outside the brain and spinal cord, which becomes noticeable through numbness, tingling or pain. A common cause is long-standing diabetes mellitus.

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