Open AccessPrevalence, types, clinical associations, and determinants of peripheral neuropathy in rheumatoid patients
Author(s) -
Monodeep Biswas,
Aparna Chatterjee,
Sudip Kumar Ghosh,
Somnath Dasgupta,
K. Ghosh,
PK Ganguly
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.85893
Subject(s) - medicine , peripheral neuropathy , rheumatoid arthritis , peripheral , dermatology , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
Rheumatoid arthritis is a multi-system autoimmune disorder predominantly involving multiple small and large joints along with certain extra-articular manifestations. The presence of peripheral neuropathy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis contributes significantly to the functional limitation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.