{"id":17069,"date":"2021-11-05T08:18:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T15:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ameripharmaspe.wpengine.com\/?p=17069"},"modified":"2025-12-30T17:24:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T00:24:57","slug":"neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Neuropat\u00eda: tipos, causas, s\u00edntomas y tratamiento"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenido\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Palanca<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Introduction\" >Introducci\u00f3n<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Types_of_Neuropathies\" >Tipos de neuropat\u00edas<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#1_The_Number_of_Nerves_Affected\" >1. El n\u00famero de nervios afectados:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#2_The_Types_of_Nerves_Affected\" >2. Los tipos de nervios afectados:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#3_How_the_Nerves_Are_Affected\" >3. C\u00f3mo se ven afectados los nervios:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Symptoms\" >S\u00edntomas<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Sensory_Symptoms\" >S\u00edntomas sensoriales<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Motor_Symptoms\" >S\u00edntomas motores<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Laboratory_Investigations\" >Investigaciones de laboratorio<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Further_Investigations\" >Investigaciones adicionales<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Treatment_Options\" >Opciones de tratamiento<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Addressing_the_Underlying_Cause\" >Abordar la causa subyacente<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Medications_for_Neuropathic_Pain\" >Medicamentos para el dolor neurop\u00e1tico<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Immune-Modulating_Therapies\" >Terapias inmunomoduladoras<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Intravenous_Immune_Globulin_IVIG_Therapy\" >Terapia con inmunoglobulina intravenosa (IVIG)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Plasma_Exchange_Plasmapheresis\" >Intercambio de plasma (plasmaf\u00e9resis)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Steroids_or_Other_Immunosuppressants\" >Esteroides u otros inmunosupresores<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Rehabilitation_and_Supportive_Therapies\" >Rehabilitaci\u00f3n y terapias de apoyo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Lifestyle_and_Supportive_Measures\" >Estilo de vida y medidas de apoyo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/other-health-conditions\/neuropathy-types-causes-symptoms-and-treatment\/#Interventional_and_Advanced_Pain_Therapies_For_Severe_Cases\" >Terapias intervencionistas y avanzadas para el dolor (para casos graves)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introducci\u00f3n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La neuropat\u00eda es un t\u00e9rmino general que se refiere a la afecci\u00f3n causada por el da\u00f1o o la disfunci\u00f3n de uno o m\u00e1s nervios. A menudo se denomina &quot;neuropat\u00eda perif\u00e9rica&quot; porque los s\u00edntomas suelen manifestarse como entumecimiento, debilidad, hormigueo y\/o, en ocasiones, dolor, que suele comenzar en las manos y los pies. Sin embargo, la neuropat\u00eda puede afectar cualquier parte del cuerpo donde haya da\u00f1o nervioso.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El sistema nervioso humano se compone de dos partes principales: el sistema nervioso central (SNC) y el sistema nervioso perif\u00e9rico (SNP). El SNC est\u00e1 compuesto por el cerebro y la m\u00e9dula espinal, mientras que el SNP se refiere a la compleja red nerviosa restante que se extiende por todo el cuerpo. Hay 12 pares de nervios craneales y 31 pares de nervios raqu\u00eddeos que conectan el SNC y el SNP. Cualquier enfermedad o afecci\u00f3n que comprometa esta conexi\u00f3n provocar\u00e1 neuropat\u00eda.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  id=\"call-to-action-8684ccfeedc14dbd373a6224c8875777\" style=\"\" class=\"ct_call_to_action\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-wrap cta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta_headings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cta__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tObtenga asistencia para el copago de IgIV\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cta__sub__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHabla con un especialista\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cta_btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:8777780318\">(877) 778-0318<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El da\u00f1o nervioso puede ocurrir de diversas maneras. Algunas personas lo desarrollan a partir de una lesi\u00f3n directa, como heridas por arma blanca, accidentes automovil\u00edsticos, ca\u00eddas e incluso defectos posturales. Con mayor frecuencia, otras personas lo desarrollan por desgaste cr\u00f3nico secundario a diabetes no controlada, deficiencias vitam\u00ednicas, inflamaciones cr\u00f3nicas y enfermedades autoinmunes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Independientemente de la causa, vivir con neuropat\u00eda puede ser abrumador. Existen numerosas opciones de tratamiento que pueden aliviar significativamente sus s\u00edntomas y mejorar la calidad de vida.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_Neuropathies\"><\/span>Tipos de neuropat\u00edas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neuropathy-types.jpg\" alt=\"neuropathy types\" class=\"wp-image-17449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neuropathy-types.jpg 420w, https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neuropathy-types-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neuropathy-types-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neuropathy-types-86x57.jpg 86w, https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neuropathy-types-167x111.jpg 167w, https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neuropathy-types-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neuropathy-types-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las neuropat\u00edas se pueden clasificar en tipos espec\u00edficos seg\u00fan los siguientes factores:<br><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_The_Number_of_Nerves_Affected\"><\/span>1. El n\u00famero de nervios afectados:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Mononeuropat\u00eda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solo est\u00e1 afectado un nervio. La par\u00e1lisis de Bell es un tipo de mononeuropat\u00eda.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">en el que se da\u00f1a el nervio facial.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Polineuropat\u00eda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Se ven afectadas m\u00faltiples neuronas, generalmente en diferentes partes del cuerpo. La neuropat\u00eda diab\u00e9tica es el tipo m\u00e1s com\u00fan de polineuropat\u00eda.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aanem.org\/Patients\/Muscle-and-Nerve-Disorders\/Mononeuritis-Multiplex#:~:text=Mononeuritis%20multiplex%2C%20also%20known%20as,rather%20than%20its%20own%20disease.\"><b>Mononeuritis m\u00faltiple<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:Se ven afectados dos o m\u00e1s nervios separados, generalmente en zonas diferentes del cuerpo.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_The_Types_of_Nerves_Affected\"><\/span>2. Los tipos de nervios afectados:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Neuropat\u00eda sensorial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afecta las fibras nerviosas sensoriales de uno o m\u00e1s nervios. Produce s\u00edntomas sensitivos como hormigueo, parestesias, entumecimiento, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Neuropat\u00eda motora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afecta las fibras nerviosas motoras. Produce debilidad y, en casos graves, par\u00e1lisis muscular.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Neuropat\u00eda auton\u00f3mica<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afecta las fibras nerviosas aut\u00f3nomas. Afecta las funciones aut\u00f3nomas, lo que provoca un control deficiente de la presi\u00f3n arterial, un control deficiente de la vejiga, disfunci\u00f3n glandular, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_How_the_Nerves_Are_Affected\"><\/span>3. C\u00f3mo se ven afectados los nervios:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Neuritis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:Inflamaci\u00f3n de las fibras nerviosas causada por una respuesta inmune, intoxicaci\u00f3n qu\u00edmica, infecci\u00f3n viral o exposici\u00f3n a la radiaci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Neuropat\u00eda por compresi\u00f3n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Resulta de la compresi\u00f3n de uno o m\u00e1s nervios, generalmente asociada con malformaciones o da\u00f1os estructurales esquel\u00e9ticos. El s\u00edndrome del t\u00fanel carpiano es una forma com\u00fan de neuropat\u00eda por compresi\u00f3n, causada por la compresi\u00f3n del nervio mediano en la mu\u00f1eca.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Symptoms\"><\/span>S\u00edntomas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/peripheral-neuropathy\/symptoms\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S\u00edntomas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Los s\u00edntomas de la neuropat\u00eda var\u00edan seg\u00fan el tipo de enfermedad y la causa subyacente.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sensory_Symptoms\"><\/span>S\u00edntomas sensoriales<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cuando las fibras sensoriales de un nervio se ven afectadas en el proceso de la enfermedad, los pacientes pueden experimentar s\u00edntomas como:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sensaci\u00f3n de hormigueo o de \u201calfileres y agujas\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dolor agudo o ardiente, especialmente en las extremidades.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entumecimiento<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disminuci\u00f3n de la sensibilidad al dolor o la temperatura.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P\u00e9rdida del equilibrio<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Motor_Symptoms\"><\/span>S\u00edntomas motores<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cuando se afectan las fibras motoras de los nervios perif\u00e9ricos, los pacientes pueden experimentar los siguientes s\u00edntomas:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">espasmos musculares<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">calambres musculares<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Espasmos<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Debilidad muscular o par\u00e1lisis<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P\u00e9rdida de potencia<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Autonomic_Symptoms\"><\/span>S\u00edntomas auton\u00f3micos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cuando se ven afectados los nervios que regulan las funciones aut\u00f3nomas del cuerpo, los pacientes pueden experimentar irregularidades o incluso la p\u00e9rdida de funciones corporales b\u00e1sicas. Algunas de las manifestaciones m\u00e1s comunes incluyen:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estre\u00f1imiento o diarrea como resultado de la motilidad g\u00e1strica alterada.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incontinencia urinaria debido a disfunci\u00f3n de los nervios aut\u00f3nomos alrededor de la vejiga<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arritmia y\/o fluctuaciones de la presi\u00f3n arterial debido a respuestas auton\u00f3micas inadecuadas en el sistema circulatorio<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trastornos de la sudoraci\u00f3n; pueden provocar sudoraci\u00f3n excesiva o ausencia total de sudoraci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disfunci\u00f3n sexual (por ejemplo, disfunci\u00f3n er\u00e9ctil en hombres)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div  id=\"call-to-action-e94df1e9df963ea1d90d160f0bb46a68\" style=\"\" class=\"ct_call_to_action\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-wrap cta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta_headings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cta__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConsulte a un especialista en IgIV\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cta__sub__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLa mejor infusi\u00f3n de IgIV en casa | Obtenga asistencia para el tratamiento con IgIV\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cta_btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:8777780318\">(877) 778-0318<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Causes\"><\/span>Causas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neuropathy-symptoms.jpg\" alt=\"neuropathy symptoms\" class=\"wp-image-17450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neuropathy-symptoms.jpg 420w, https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neuropathy-symptoms-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neuropathy-symptoms-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neuropathy-symptoms-86x57.jpg 86w, https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neuropathy-symptoms-167x111.jpg 167w, https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neuropathy-symptoms-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neuropathy-symptoms-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las causas de la neuropat\u00eda pueden ser gen\u00e9ticas, adquiridas o idiop\u00e1ticas.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Genetic\"><\/span>Gen\u00e9tico<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Algunas enfermedades neurop\u00e1ticas, como <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/genetics\/condition\/hereditary-neuropathy-with-liability-to-pressure-palsies\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neuropat\u00eda hereditaria con predisposici\u00f3n a la par\u00e1lisis por presi\u00f3n (HNPP)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Son hereditarias, lo que significa que los genes que causan las afecciones se transmiten de padres a hijos. En pacientes con HNPP, existe una mutaci\u00f3n o deleci\u00f3n de un gen que provoca la p\u00e9rdida de mielina. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/ency\/article\/002261.htm#:~:text=Myelin%20is%20an%20insulating%20layer,damaged%2C%20these%20impulses%20slow%20down.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mielina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Es una capa protectora que recubre y a\u00edsla los axones de las c\u00e9lulas nerviosas, lo cual desempe\u00f1a un papel fundamental para garantizar una respuesta adecuada a los est\u00edmulos apropiados. Sin embargo, cuando se ve afectada, las conducciones se vuelven inestables. Como resultado, los s\u00edntomas asociados con esta afecci\u00f3n var\u00edan de un paciente a otro. Algunos experimentan un aumento significativo de la sensibilidad a la presi\u00f3n, mientras que otros experimentan debilidad y disminuci\u00f3n de los reflejos.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Acquired\"><\/span>Adquirido<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La mayor\u00eda de las neuropat\u00edas son adquiridas, generalmente como resultado de una lesi\u00f3n directa de los nervios o del desgaste de una enfermedad sist\u00e9mica subyacente.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Causas f\u00edsicas<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Lesi\u00f3n a los nervios: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cualquier traumatismo en los nervios provocado por lesiones deportivas, pu\u00f1aladas, accidentes automovil\u00edsticos, descargas el\u00e9ctricas, etc., suele provocar neuropat\u00eda.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Compresi\u00f3n: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las anomal\u00edas estructurales causadas por deformidades esquel\u00e9ticas (escoliosis, s\u00edndrome del t\u00fanel carpiano, etc.) o tumores pueden provocar compresi\u00f3n nerviosa. En estos casos, el dolor y\/o la debilidad se deben a la interrupci\u00f3n de la conducci\u00f3n nerviosa.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Complicaci\u00f3n quir\u00fargica: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La neuropat\u00eda puede desarrollarse como complicaci\u00f3n de algunos procedimientos quir\u00fargicos. Por ejemplo, una <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4411662\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">estudio de investigaci\u00f3n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Descubrieron que las cirug\u00edas LASIK pueden causar neuropat\u00eda corneal en 201 a 551 pacientes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Causas secundarias<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/diabeticnerveproblems.html\"><b>Neuropat\u00eda diab\u00e9tica<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La diabetes cr\u00f3nica no controlada a menudo puede provocar da\u00f1o nervioso. En estos pacientes, el exceso de glucosa en el cuerpo se acumula dentro y alrededor de los nervios. Con el tiempo, esto comienza no solo a interrumpir la conducci\u00f3n de los impulsos nerviosos, sino tambi\u00e9n a causar la degradaci\u00f3n estructural de la mielina, lo que resulta en neuropat\u00eda.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Autoinmune:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Algunos pacientes desarrollan neuropat\u00eda como resultado de un ataque involuntario de su propio sistema inmunitario a sus nervios. Esto provoca neuritis y, si no se trata, incluso degeneraci\u00f3n nerviosa. Esta reacci\u00f3n suele desencadenarse tras un est\u00edmulo como una lesi\u00f3n qu\u00edmica, un traumatismo f\u00edsico, la exposici\u00f3n a la radiaci\u00f3n o una infecci\u00f3n v\u00edrica (p. ej., herpes z\u00f3ster). <a href=\"https:\/\/ameripharmaspecialty.com\/es\/guillain-barre-syndrome\/gbs-guillain-barre-syndrome\/\">S\u00edndrome de Guillain-Barr\u00e9<\/a>, polineuropat\u00eda desmielinizante inflamatoria cr\u00f3nica (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbs-cidp.org\/cidp\/all-about-cidp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PDIC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), y <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/12093-postherpetic-neuralgia\">neuralgia posherp\u00e9tica<\/a> Son algunas condiciones bien conocidas que caen dentro de esta categor\u00eda.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Reacci\u00f3n al medicamento: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La neuropat\u00eda puede producirse debido a reacciones adversas a algunos medicamentos. Por ejemplo, se sabe que los antibi\u00f3ticos de la clase de las fluoroquinolonas (ciprofloxacino, levofloxacino, moxifloxacino, etc.) causan esta afecci\u00f3n, especialmente con el uso frecuente o prolongado. Un estudio sugiere que, en ocasiones, estos medicamentos pueden incluso causar neuropat\u00eda irreversible en algunos pacientes.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Deficiencia de vitaminas: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las neuropat\u00edas pueden surgir como resultado de deficiencias de vitaminas esenciales como la vitamina B1 (tiamina), la vitamina B12 (metilcobalamina), la vitamina A y la vitamina E.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4208100\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deficiencia de vitamina B12<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Es una de las causas m\u00e1s comunes de neuropat\u00eda. La metilcobalamina es necesaria para la s\u00edntesis y reparaci\u00f3n de la vaina de mielina, y su deficiencia provoca su degeneraci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Idiopathic\"><\/span>Idiop\u00e1tico<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En algunos casos raros, las neuropat\u00edas pueden surgir sin una causa clara. En estos casos, el tratamiento se centra en el alivio sintom\u00e1tico. Se pueden realizar pruebas adicionales para determinar c\u00f3mo se ven afectados los nervios y as\u00ed mejorar el manejo.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  id=\"call-to-action-e94df1e9df963ea1d90d160f0bb46a68\" style=\"\" class=\"ct_call_to_action\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-wrap cta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta_headings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cta__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConsulte a un especialista en IgIV\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cta__sub__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLa mejor infusi\u00f3n de IgIV en casa | Obtenga asistencia para el tratamiento con IgIV\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cta_btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:8777780318\">(877) 778-0318<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Diagnosis\"><\/span>Diagn\u00f3stico<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Debido a que los signos y s\u00edntomas de la neuropat\u00eda tienden a ser generales, identificar la causa ra\u00edz es esencial para un tratamiento y manejo adecuados. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2771953\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">diagn\u00f3stico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> La presencia de varios tipos de neuropat\u00eda depende de los siguientes factores:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historia<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examen f\u00edsico<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investigaciones de laboratorio<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"History\"><\/span>Historia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La historia cl\u00ednica completa de cu\u00e1ndo y c\u00f3mo se desarrollaron los s\u00edntomas de la neuropat\u00eda es crucial para establecer un diagn\u00f3stico adecuado. Considere las siguientes preguntas:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;\u00bfQu\u00e9 s\u00edntomas inusuales est\u00e1n presentes?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;\u00bfCuando empezaron por primera vez?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;\u00bfC\u00f3mo evolucionaron los s\u00edntomas a lo largo del tiempo?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;\u00bfQu\u00e9 sucedi\u00f3 antes de la aparici\u00f3n de los s\u00edntomas?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;\u00bfQu\u00e9 los hace peores?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cuanta m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n tenga el m\u00e9dico, m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil ser\u00e1 tener una visi\u00f3n completa. Es fundamental ser lo m\u00e1s transparente y detallado posible. Aseg\u00farese de revisar todos los diagn\u00f3sticos y\/o procedimientos quir\u00fargicos previos con el m\u00e9dico para ver si existen conexiones. Adem\u00e1s, revise cualquier medicamento que est\u00e9 tomando actualmente, incluso suplementos herbales.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Physical_Examination\"><\/span>Examen f\u00edsico<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En conjunto con el historial m\u00e9dico del paciente, el m\u00e9dico puede realizar diversas exploraciones f\u00edsicas para comprender mejor la afecci\u00f3n. Dependiendo de la sospecha del m\u00e9dico, estas pueden incluir, entre otras, las siguientes:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;Comprobar los reflejos, el tono muscular, el equilibrio, la coordinaci\u00f3n y la fuerza muscular del paciente para evaluar el sistema motor del paciente.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;Comprobar la capacidad del paciente para sentir diversas sensaciones como calor, fr\u00edo, dolor, luz, tacto, etc., para evaluar el sistema nervioso sensorial del paciente.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;Comprobaci\u00f3n del tono del esf\u00ednter, la frecuencia card\u00edaca, la presi\u00f3n arterial y la respiraci\u00f3n del paciente al aplicar diversos est\u00edmulos para evaluar el sistema aut\u00f3nomo del paciente.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despu\u00e9s de una evaluaci\u00f3n exhaustiva, el m\u00e9dico podr\u00e1 llegar a un diagn\u00f3stico provisional, que luego deber\u00e1 investigarse m\u00e1s a fondo mediante pruebas de laboratorio.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Laboratory_Investigations\"><\/span>Investigaciones de laboratorio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estos suelen ser los pasos finales antes de que el m\u00e9dico establezca un diagn\u00f3stico definitivo. Se realizan diversas pruebas de laboratorio no solo para confirmar las sospechas, sino tambi\u00e9n para determinar el plan de tratamiento \u00f3ptimo. Los tres tipos de pruebas que se suelen realizar son:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laboratorios de sangre<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estudios de imagen<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estudios de electrodiagn\u00f3stico<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">an\u00e1lisis de sangre<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Se realizan an\u00e1lisis de sangre para detectar cualquier afecci\u00f3n subyacente que contribuya a la neuropat\u00eda. El m\u00e9dico generalmente busca desequilibrios o deficiencias de electrolitos, hormonas, niveles de glucosa en sangre o niveles de anticuerpos. Las siguientes son algunas de las pruebas m\u00e1s comunes para la neuropat\u00eda:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Glucemia en ayunas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:Para comprobar si hay diabetes subyacente<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Velocidad de sedimentaci\u00f3n globular (VSG) y niveles de prote\u00edna C reactiva (PCR)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:Para comprobar la presencia de cualquier inflamaci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Hemograma completo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:Para descartar cualquier causa hematol\u00f3gica<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>electrolitos s\u00e9ricos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:Para comprobar desequilibrios electrol\u00edticos<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Pruebas de funci\u00f3n hep\u00e1tica<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:Para evaluar la funci\u00f3n hep\u00e1tica<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Vitamina B12 y folato<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:Para buscar cualquier deficiencia o exceso<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Perfil de anticuerpos antinucleares (ANA)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:Para detectar la presencia de cualquier anticuerpo inusual o excesivo.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Estudios de imagen<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Se puede realizar una radiograf\u00eda del cr\u00e1neo, el t\u00f3rax o la columna vertebral para detectar cualquier defecto estructural que pueda contribuir a la neuropat\u00eda.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nibib.nih.gov\/science-education\/science-topics\/magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Im\u00e1genes por resonancia magn\u00e9tica (IRM)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Se puede realizar una resonancia magn\u00e9tica en las regiones sospechosas para detectar cualquier compresi\u00f3n, atrapamiento o lesi\u00f3n nerviosa. Tambi\u00e9n se pueden detectar tumores mediante resonancia magn\u00e9tica.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Estudios de electrodiagn\u00f3stico<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/treatment-tests-and-therapies\/nerve-conduction-studies#:~:text=A%20nerve%20conduction%20velocity%20(NCV,patches%20attached%20to%20your%20skin.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conducci\u00f3n nerviosa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Se realizan estudios para evaluar la funci\u00f3n nerviosa. Mediante electrodos, se pasa una peque\u00f1a cantidad de corriente a trav\u00e9s del nervio, que luego se mide en el otro extremo. La cantidad de est\u00edmulo el\u00e9ctrico medida puede utilizarse para evaluar la respuesta nerviosa.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/treatment-tests-and-therapies\/electromyography-emg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electromiograf\u00eda<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Es similar a las pruebas de conducci\u00f3n nerviosa, excepto que eval\u00faa las conexiones de los nervios con su m\u00fasculo correspondiente.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Further_Investigations\"><\/span>Investigaciones adicionales<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Se pueden realizar pruebas adicionales caso por caso para identificar con m\u00e1s precisi\u00f3n la causa ra\u00edz de la neuropat\u00eda, especialmente cuando parece ser idiop\u00e1tica.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Pruebas gen\u00e9ticas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:Para saber si existen v\u00ednculos gen\u00e9ticos o hereditarios<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Amiloide s\u00e9rico<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:Para descartar <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/amyloidosis.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">amilosis<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div  id=\"call-to-action-65ac0fd26536eeb7af379aa65b5d5d02\" style=\"\" class=\"ct_call_to_action\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-wrap cta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta_headings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cta__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConsulte a un especialista en IgIV\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cta__sub__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLa mejor infusi\u00f3n de IgIV en casa | Obtenga asistencia para el tratamiento con IgIV\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cta_btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#form\">Programar una consulta<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Treatment_Options\"><\/span>Opciones de tratamiento<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>El tratamiento de la neuropat\u00eda depende de su causa subyacente, as\u00ed como del tipo y la gravedad de los s\u00edntomas. En la mayor\u00eda de los casos, el objetivo es... <strong>aliviar el dolor, mejorar la funci\u00f3n, prevenir la progresi\u00f3n y abordar la afecci\u00f3n de ra\u00edz<\/strong> Cuando sea posible, el tratamiento suele incluir una combinaci\u00f3n de medicamentos, ajustes en el estilo de vida, terapias de rehabilitaci\u00f3n y, en ciertos casos, tratamientos inmunomoduladores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Addressing_the_Underlying_Cause\"><\/span><strong>Abordar la causa subyacente<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Siempre que sea posible, el primer paso es tratar la afecci\u00f3n que contribuye al da\u00f1o nervioso. Algunos ejemplos incluyen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Optimizaci\u00f3n del control de la glucosa en sangre<\/strong> en la neuropat\u00eda diab\u00e9tica<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Corregir las deficiencias de vitaminas<\/strong> (com\u00fanmente vitamina B12 o B1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dejar de tomar medicamentos ofensivos<\/strong> en la neuropat\u00eda inducida por f\u00e1rmacos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tratamiento de enfermedades o infecciones autoinmunes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alivio de la compresi\u00f3n mec\u00e1nica<\/strong>, como con f\u00e9rulas, correcci\u00f3n de la postura o cirug\u00eda por atrapamiento severo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Corregir la causa puede detener o retardar un mayor da\u00f1o al nervio y, en algunos casos, mejorar los s\u00edntomas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Medications_for_Neuropathic_Pain\"><\/span><strong>Medicamentos para el dolor neurop\u00e1tico<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A diferencia del dolor t\u00edpico causado por una lesi\u00f3n o inflamaci\u00f3n, el dolor neurop\u00e1tico responde mejor a los medicamentos que modulan la se\u00f1alizaci\u00f3n nerviosa. Las gu\u00edas actuales recomiendan los siguientes f\u00e1rmacos de primera l\u00ednea:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Medicamentos anticonvulsivos<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A menudo, estas son la opci\u00f3n inicial para el dolor nervioso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gabapentina (Neurontin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pregabalina (Lyrica)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Act\u00faan estabilizando las v\u00edas nerviosas hiperactivas y son eficaces para muchos tipos de dolor neurop\u00e1tico, incluida la neuropat\u00eda diab\u00e9tica y la neuralgia posherp\u00e9tica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Medicamentos antidepresivos<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Ciertos antidepresivos son muy eficaces para el dolor nervioso. Estos medicamentos alteran los niveles de neurotransmisores involucrados en las v\u00edas del dolor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Antidepresivos tric\u00edclicos (ATC):\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amitriptilina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nortriptilina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inhibidores de la recaptaci\u00f3n de serotonina y noradrenalina (IRSN):\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Duloxetina (com\u00fanmente utilizada para la neuropat\u00eda diab\u00e9tica)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Venlafaxina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Terapias t\u00f3picas<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00datil para el dolor neurop\u00e1tico localizado o para pacientes que no pueden tolerar medicamentos sist\u00e9micos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Parches o geles de lidoca\u00edna 5%: adormecen la zona bloqueando las se\u00f1ales nerviosas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crema de capsaicina o parches de dosis alta: reducen la sensibilidad de los receptores del dolor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Los t\u00f3picos son especialmente \u00fatiles en afecciones como la neuralgia posherp\u00e9tica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Opioides y tramadol (segunda l\u00ednea)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Los opioides generalmente proporcionan <strong>beneficio limitado<\/strong> para el dolor neurop\u00e1tico y conllevan riesgos de dependencia y efectos secundarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>El tramadol puede ayudar en casos seleccionados como tratamiento a corto plazo o de rescate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generalmente se evitan los opioides fuertes a menos que otras terapias fracasen o est\u00e9n contraindicadas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Immune-Modulating_Therapies\"><\/span><strong>Terapias inmunomoduladoras<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Estos tratamientos se utilizan cuando la neuropat\u00eda es resultado de un ataque autoinmune a los nervios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Intravenous_Immune_Globulin_IVIG_Therapy\"><\/span><strong>Terapia con inmunoglobulina intravenosa (IVIG)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>La IgIV proporciona prote\u00ednas inmunitarias concentradas que ayudan a neutralizar los autoanticuerpos da\u00f1inos. Es eficaz para afecciones como:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>S\u00edndrome de Guillain-Barr\u00e9 (SGB)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Polineuropat\u00eda desmielinizante inflamatoria cr\u00f3nica (PDIC)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Neuropat\u00eda motora multifocal (NMM)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Las pautas de dosificaci\u00f3n var\u00edan seg\u00fan el trastorno. Los tratamientos pueden repetirse a intervalos (p. ej., cada 3 a 6 semanas) o administrarse en una sola dosis en casos agudos. Si es necesario, su profesional de la salud puede organizar que reciba IgIV de forma segura en casa con el apoyo de enfermer\u00eda especializada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plasma_Exchange_Plasmapheresis\"><\/span><strong>Intercambio de plasma (plasmaf\u00e9resis)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>La plasmaf\u00e9resis elimina los autoanticuerpos circulantes que contribuyen al da\u00f1o nervioso. Es particularmente eficaz en:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>S\u00edndrome de Guillain-Barr\u00e9<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ciertas neuropat\u00edas autoinmunes ax\u00f3nicas o desmielinizantes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Se utiliza normalmente en hospitales o centros especializados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steroids_or_Other_Immunosuppressants\"><\/span><strong>Esteroides u otros inmunosupresores<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>En afecciones como la CIDP o las neuropat\u00edas vascul\u00edticas, se pueden utilizar corticosteroides o agentes inmunosupresores adicionales para reducir la inflamaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rehabilitation_and_Supportive_Therapies\"><\/span><strong>Rehabilitaci\u00f3n y terapias de apoyo<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Terapia f\u00edsica y ocupacional<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>La neuropat\u00eda, especialmente si es de larga duraci\u00f3n, puede provocar debilidad muscular, desequilibrio y reducci\u00f3n de la amplitud de movimiento. El tratamiento puede incluir:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ejercicios de fortalecimiento<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entrenamiento del equilibrio y la marcha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rutinas de estiramiento<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entrenamiento funcional para las tareas diarias<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Estos pueden mejorar la seguridad, la movilidad y la funci\u00f3n general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dispositivos de asistencia<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Los aparatos ortop\u00e9dicos, f\u00e9rulas, aparatos ortop\u00e9dicos o ayudas para la movilidad pueden ayudar a estabilizar los m\u00fasculos d\u00e9biles y reducir el riesgo de ca\u00eddas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Estimulaci\u00f3n nerviosa el\u00e9ctrica transcut\u00e1nea (TENS)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Algunos pacientes encuentran alivio adicional del dolor con unidades de estimulaci\u00f3n el\u00e9ctrica aplicadas externamente en las \u00e1reas afectadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lifestyle_and_Supportive_Measures\"><\/span><strong>Estilo de vida y medidas de apoyo<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ejercicio constante<\/strong> Mejora el flujo sangu\u00edneo a los nervios y puede reducir el dolor con el tiempo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dieta saludable<\/strong> Favorece la reparaci\u00f3n de los nervios y ayuda a controlar la diabetes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Evitar la exposici\u00f3n al alcohol o a sustancias t\u00f3xicas<\/strong> Previene m\u00e1s lesiones nerviosas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cuidado de los pies<\/strong> Es fundamental en la neuropat\u00eda diab\u00e9tica para reducir el riesgo de \u00falcera.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Interventional_and_Advanced_Pain_Therapies_For_Severe_Cases\"><\/span><strong>Terapias intervencionistas y avanzadas para el dolor (para casos graves)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Para los pacientes con dolor neurop\u00e1tico severo resistente al tratamiento, los centros especializados pueden ofrecer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>bloqueos nerviosos<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inyecciones epidurales de esteroides<\/strong> (si hay compresi\u00f3n de ra\u00edz involucrada)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Estimulaci\u00f3n de la m\u00e9dula espinal o estimulaci\u00f3n de los nervios perif\u00e9ricos<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>\u00c9stas no son terapias de primera l\u00ednea, pero pueden beneficiar a pacientes seleccionados cuando los tratamientos convencionales fallan.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La neuropat\u00eda es un t\u00e9rmino general que se refiere a la afecci\u00f3n causada por el da\u00f1o o la disfunci\u00f3n de uno o m\u00e1s nervios. 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