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My husband was an alcoholic for years, but has been sober for 15 years. could this still be the cause of peripheral neuropathy?

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See details: If the neuropathy did not begin for years after the alcohol was stopped, it would be unrelated. It is more likely related to issues connected with the vascular disease.

Answered 3/18/2018

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