Preferred Label : alcoholic neuropathy;
MeSH definition : A condition where damage to the peripheral nervous system (including the peripheral
elements of the autonomic nervous system) is associated with chronic ingestion of
alcoholic beverages. The disorder may be caused by a direct effect of alcohol, an
associated nutritional deficiency, or a combination of factors. Clinical manifestations
include variable degrees of weakness; ATROPHY; PARESTHESIAS; pain; loss of reflexes;
sensory loss; diaphoresis; and postural hypotension. (From Arch Neurol 1995;52(1):45-51;
Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1146);
MeSH synonym : alcohol-related autonomic polyneuropathy; peripheral neuropathy, alcohol induced; alcohol-induced peripheral neuropathy; polyneuropathies, alcohol-related autonomic; peripheral neuropathies, alcohol-induced; alcohol related polyneuropathy; neuropathies, alcoholic; polyneuritis, alcoholic; alcoholic neuropathies; alcohol-induced polyneuropathy; neuropathy, alcoholic; alcohol related autonomic polyneuropathy; polyneuropathy, alcohol-induced; alcoholic polyneuritis; autonomic polyneuropathy, alcohol-related; alcohol-related polyneuropathies; alcohol-induced peripheral neuropathies; polyneuropathies, alcoholic; peripheral neuropathy, alcohol-induced; neuropathies, alcohol-induced peripheral; neuropathy, alcohol-induced peripheral; polyneuropathy, alcoholic; alcoholic polyneuropathies; alcoholic polyneuropathy; alcohol induced peripheral neuropathy; alcoholic polyneuritides; polyneuritides, alcoholic; alcohol induced polyneuropathy; alcohol-induced polyneuropathies; polyneuropathies, alcohol-induced; alcohol-related autonomic polyneuropathies; autonomic polyneuropathies, alcohol-related; polyneuropathy, alcohol-related autonomic; alcohol-related polyneuropathy; polyneuropathies, alcohol-related; polyneuropathy, alcohol-related;
MeSH hyponym : alcoholic axonal neuropathy; Alcoholic Axonal Neuropathies; Axonal Neuropathies, Alcoholic; Axonal Neuropathy, Alcoholic; Neuropathies, Alcoholic Axonal; Neuropathy, Alcoholic Axonal;
Origin ID : D020269;
UMLS CUI : C0085677;
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A condition where damage to the peripheral nervous system (including the peripheral
elements of the autonomic nervous system) is associated with chronic ingestion of
alcoholic beverages. The disorder may be caused by a direct effect of alcohol, an
associated nutritional deficiency, or a combination of factors. Clinical manifestations
include variable degrees of weakness; ATROPHY; PARESTHESIAS; pain; loss of reflexes;
sensory loss; diaphoresis; and postural hypotension. (From Arch Neurol 1995;52(1):45-51;
Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1146)
