Small Fiber Neuropathy

Idiopathic Neuropathy: Q&A

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 …

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Small Fiber Neuropathy: Q&A

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 …

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Dana’s Story: My Personal Journey with Small Fiber Neuropathy

I’m writing this essay for a couple of reasons: as a way to bring more awareness to small fiber neuropathy (SFN) and explain its toll on me personally. The symptoms of small fiber neuropathy vary greatly person to person. But for me, it is chronic pain. I’ve been in pain ever since I can remember. …

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Jen and Rosy’s Story: Two Moms Unite Over Small Fiber Neuropathy

Small Fiber Neuropathy brings two women together in friendship and for a cause Rosy George and Jen Roland were strangers living hundreds of miles apart. Soon after her life-changing diagnosis, Rosy of New York reached out to the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy looking for support. She was given Jen’s contact information, a young mom from …

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CLINICAL HIGHLIGHTS: PNS Meeting 2022

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 a summary of 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 over the …

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Pains, chills, fatigue, vomiting and vertigo plague me. Small fiber neuropathy causes it all.

by William Schwalbe Register for our upcoming webinar with Will on May 17! More than three years ago, I came down with a mysterious illness I thought might be a flu, but turned out to be something entirely different. My blizzard of symptoms began innocuously in November 2016 with terribly cold feet. So cold that …

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What is Metabolic Syndrome, What does it have to do with Neuropathy, and What can we do about it?

by Shanna Patterson, MD Around the New Year many people think about resolutions. For those of us contemplating how we can be our healthiest selves, this often includes recommitting to a healthy diet and exercise. Interestingly though it’s common to associate peripheral neuropathy with elevated blood sugar and diabetes, many may not be aware that …

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Long-Time Course of Idiopathic Small Fiber Neuropathy

Small study offers hope to patients with small fiber neuropathy Many patients diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy, one of the many forms of peripheral neuropathy, ask their physicians about their prognosis. Physicians are usually not sure how to answer, since there is not a lot of research to back whether the condition will improve or …

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Small Nerve Fibers Defy Neuropathy Conventions

Peripheral neuropathy research study suggests even prediabetes could cause nerve damage. Peripheral neuropathy research results of a small study of people with tingling pain in their hands and feet have added to evidence that so-called prediabetes is more damaging to motor nerves than once believed. The report on the study was published online in JAMA …

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