October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to highlight the importance of early detection and treatment for breast cancer. In 2024, over 360,000 individuals in the U.S. will be diagnosed, making awareness and education crucial. A common treatment for breast cancer is chemotherapy, which can lead to a side effect known as chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy […]
Meet Jason B., a husband, father, supporter of FPN, and an SFN patient, as he shares his journey living with peripheral neuropathy. January 2, 1994, 24 years old, a recent college grad. I was flying from San Francisco to home in San Diego when I felt an unusual, cold yet burning sensation in my legs. […]
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In November 2023, a new discovery was made about neuropathic pain in patients suffering from idiopathic peripheral neuropathy. Using data from the Peripheral Neuropathy Research Registry (PNRR), the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy’s research consortium completed an important analysis that led to an important discovery. This research is now published in a renowned research journal. Plasma […]
Happiest of holidays to you and yours from the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy. We are so grateful for your continued support in our organization, whether you already made your gift to our year end campaign, told someone about us on Giving Tuesday or recently received your PN swag. Thank you and stay safe, cozy and healthy during this season! […]
Sotirios from New Jersey shares his inspirational journey of SFN: from diagnosis to symptom management, showcasing persistence in the face of adversity. “Am I having a heart attack?” That is what I found asking myself in February 2021, while walking. Suddenly, and without warning, I – a relatively healthy and active 43-year-old without any known cardiac […]
Sometimes peripheral neuropathy seems to happen for no particular reason. Doctors call this disorder “idiopathic,” which means “of unknown cause.” Q&A with Norman Latov, MD, PhD On February 22, 2023, the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) welcomed Norman Latov, MD, PhD, from Weill Cornell Medical College, to present on idiopathic neuropathy (IPN). During this 60-minute […]
Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a common, yet underappreciated, subclass of peripheral neuropathy. While SFN shares many features with large fiber neuropathy, it has unique aspects in its evaluation and management that warrant particular attention. Q&A with Amro Stino, MD On July 11, 2022, the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) welcomed Amro Stino, MD, from […]
The Peripheral Nerve Society Annual Meeting was held in Miami in May 2022. The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is pleased to be able to provide PNS Meeting 2022 highlights, summarizing some of the clinical studies presented at the conference. Study teams reported on natural history studies and (clinical) intervention trials for peripheral neuropathies who concluded […]
Vitamin B6 toxicity is known to be a cause of peripheral neuropathy. There is debate regarding the threshold at which intake levels can cause neurological symptoms through vitamin B6. In a 2021 study from the Peripheral Neuropathy Research Registry (PNRR), funded by the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy, researchers asked if elevated plasma vitamin B6 levels […]
Exercise to Help Patients with Idiopathic Neuropathy Research has consistently demonstrated that regular exercise reduces polyneuropathy (PN) symptoms in patients with type 2 diabetes. Patients with prediabetes or metabolic syndrome have also shown to benefit from regular exercise. Exercise has also shown to slow progression of peripheral neuropathy in these patient groups. However, little is […]
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