What is "peripheral neuropathy"?

What is "peripheral neuropathy"?

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Peripheral neuropathy is a syndrome in which there is an actual injury of some sort to the peripheral nervous system. The peripheral nervous system refers to the nerves that are outside of the central nervous system (which is comprised of the spinal cord and the brain). The nerves in the peripheral nervous system are those that are coming down the arms into the hands, down the legs into the feet, or are wrapped around from the spine into different nerve route distributions.