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What is the definition or description of: neuropraxia?

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Dr. David Tuckman answered

Specializes in Hand Surgery

Nerve Injury: A neuropraxia is a reversible nerve injury. It can present with numbness and/ or weakness. It can take 4 - 6 weeks to resolve.

Answered 8/5/2014

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Dr. Brian Dorfman answered

Specializes in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Stretch injury: Neuropraxia is a stretch injury to a nerve and is also often self limited.

Answered 4/25/2015

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Dr. Zahid Niazi answered

Specializes in Cosmetic Surgery

Neuropraxia : Neuropraxia is defined as a temporary loss of function of the nerve. Some nerves are purely sensory while others carry both sensory and motor fibers. Traumatic contusion injuries to nerves or nerve compressions can cause Neuropraxia. Sensory nerves like sural nerve in the leg or mixed sensory and motor nerves like the median and ulnar nerves in the forearm & hand are commonly affected nerves.

Answered 1/22/2016

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