What is peripheral nerve disease?
Peripheral nerve diseases are caused by damage to nerves throughout the body’s nervous system. Damage to motor nerves can cause: • Loss of muscle control • Muscle weakness • Reduced movement Meanwhile, damage to sensory nerves can affect sensations, such as the ability to feel pain or heat/cold. People with peripheral nerve diseases often may feel tingling or numbness in the hands or feet, or weakness on one or both sides of the body.
