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The Basics

Peripheral Neuropathy (March 2008)
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From Project Inform
Peripheral Neuropathy (September 22, 2007)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Peripheral Neuropathy (August 15, 2006)
From AIDS Treatment Data Network
Neuropathy in the Era of HAART: Slides (April 12, 2006)
Slide presentation by Cheryl Jay, M.D., of the University of California-San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital.
From HIV InSite
Peripheral Neuropathy (2006)
Part of "A Practical Guide to HIV Drug Side Effects"
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From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
My Kind of Life: Peripheral Neuropathy (November/December 2004)
Carlos A. Perez on what it's like to live with PN, and what treatments are available.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Update on Peripheral Neuropathy in HIV-Infection (April 2004)
Summary of a plenary presentation at CROI 2004 on distal symmetrical polyneuropathy.
In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
Peripheral Neuropathy (Winter 2002)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Neuropathy (Spring 1999)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
An Interview With John Senneff (1999)
The Body talks with the author of Numb Toes and Aching Soles: Coping With Peripheral Neuropathy.
From The Body

Treatment

Hot Pepper Patch May Help Treat Neuropathy (March 3, 2008)
In Neurology
Medical Marijuana Might Reduce Nerve Pain Among People Living With HIV/AIDS, Study Says (February 13, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Pain Syndrome and Peripheral Neuropathy (2006)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult.
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center
Highlights of New Neuropathy Treatment Guidelines (November 28, 2003)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Neuropathy: Practical Book on Mainstream, Alternative Options (January 7, 2000)
A review of John Sennef's Numb Toes and Aching Soles.
From AIDS Treatment News
Neuropathy: Call for Information on Voltaren Emulgel (Topical Diclofenac Sodium) (June 18, 1999)
From AIDS Treatment News
Neuropathy: Nutritional Prevention/Treatment Suggested (March 5, 1999)
From AIDS Treatment News
HIV-Associated Neuropathy: Recent Advances in Management (December 1998)
From International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Research

Pain Patch for Neuropathy Fails in Study (March 18, 2008)
From Project Inform
Acupuncture as a Potential Neuropathy Treatment (October 2004)
Quick recap of a recent study in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS
HIV JournalView: An Alternative for Peripheral Neuropathy (August 2004)
Analysis of a study published in the journal AIDS on acetyl-l-carnitine.
From The Body PRO
Micronutrient Supplement Can Improve d4T-, ddI-Related Neuropathy, Study Says (March/April 2004)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
An Update on the Diagnosis and Management of HIV-Associated Peripheral Neuropathy (February 9, 2004)
In The 11th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
HIV-Associated Neuromuscular Weakness Syndrome (February 12, 2003)
In The 10th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
Peripheral Neuropathy and HIV (July 2002)
In Hopkins HIV Report
HIV 101: Diagnosis of Neuropathy in HIV-Positive Prison Inmates (June/July 2001)
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In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School
8th CROI: Sensory Neuropathy in HIV/AIDS (May 2001)
In Hopkins HIV Report

Resources

The Neuropathy Association
The Neuropathy Association is a nonprofit organization established by people with neuropathy and their families or friends to help people who suffer from disorders that affect the peripheral nerves.

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