Cold neuritisT69.8

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Neuritis following exposure to cold, probably due to cold-related blood circulation disorders.

Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.

  • Time law of latency: the stronger the cold trauma, the shorter the latency period and vice versa.
  • After general hypothermia: clinical picture of idiopathic polyneuritis, motor paralysis, altered electrical excitability and tendon reflexes, disturbances of surface and deep sensitivity, spontaneous and pressure pain of the nerve tracts.
  • After local hypothermia: neuritis in the innervation area of peripheral nerves; after repeated or prolonged hypothermia, motor and sensory disorders.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer