A 32-year-old member asked:
What diseases affect trigeminal nerve?
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Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Numb face: May relate to Trigeminal nerve involvement, such as Neuropathy from excess alcohol, Diabetes, vitamin deficiency, electrolyte imbalance, MS, Trauma, Migraines, Shingles, Focal seizures, Hypothyroidism, Psychogenic, or Iatrogenic (unknown causes).
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A 41-year-old member asked:
What diseases affect nerve cells?
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Dr. Olav Jarenanswered
Neurology 21 years experience
Many: Many diseases affect nerve cells. The common diseases are stroke, trauma, multiple sclerosis, diabetes mellitus, Parkinsons and Alzheimers disease.
Are you thinking of nerves in the hands and feet (peripheral nerves) or the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system)? Some illnesses affect one and not the other.
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