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*Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is damage to or disease affecting nerves, which may impair sensation, movement, gland or organ function, or other aspects of health, depending on the type of nerve affected. | *Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is damage to or disease affecting nerves, which may impair sensation, movement, gland or organ function, or other aspects of health, depending on the type of nerve affected. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyneuropathy Polyneuropathy] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyneuropathy Polyneuropathy] | ||
*The causes of polyneuropathy can be divided into hereditary and acquired and are therefore as follows:[1] | |||
Inherited -are hereditary motor neuropathies, Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease, and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy | |||
Acquired -are diabetes mellitus, vascular neuropathy, alcohol abuse, and vitamin B12 deficiency | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||
*[[Dysarthria]] | *[[Dysarthria]] | ||