Multiple peripheral nerve damage in upper and lower extremities is a systemic disease, which may be related to diabetes, immune abnormality, heavy metal poisoning and other factors, patients can be treated by using medications to control blood glucose, nutritive nerve medications, immunosuppressants.
1. Diabetes mellitus: Multiple peripheral nerve damage caused by diabetes mellitus requires active control of blood glucose, and patients can use drugs such as metformin and acarbose to keep their blood glucose within the normal range.
2. Immunological abnormalities: Multiple peripheral nerve damage in the upper and lower extremities caused by immunological abnormalities can be treated with immunosuppressive drugs such as methotrexate.
3. Heavy metal poisoning: patients with peripheral nerve damage caused by heavy metal poisoning need to get out of the heavy metal environment as soon as possible, acute poisoning should be immediately gastric lavage, and severe cases can be treated by dialysis. Patients also need to use vitamin B6, vitamin B1 and other nutritious nerve drugs for treatment.
Multiple peripheral nerve damage in the upper and lower extremities may have other causes, and it is recommended that the patient consult a doctor as soon as possible to clarify the diagnosis and choose the appropriate treatment plan under the guidance of the doctor.