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25 yo.no diabetes.no drinking. diagnosed peripheral neuropathy unknown cause. will it progreas. will it affect breathing and heart? docs not worried.

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Dr. Olav Jaren answered

Idiopathic: Idiopathic peripheral neuropathy should never affect your breathing or your heart function. It is usually benign, and I can understand the docs are not worried. The worst thing about idiopathic neuropathy is not knowing the cause, or thinking that there is a cause that was not found. Did anyone in your family have neuropathy?

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Answered 5/21/2016

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A member asked:

25 yo.no diabetes.no drinking. diagnosed peripheral neuropathy unknown cause. will it progreas. will it affect breathing and heart? docs not worried.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Olav Jaren answered

Dr Rhoads and another doctor agreed

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