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Understanding Peripheral Neuropathy

If you’re involved in a car accident and your children are present in the vehicle at the time, your first instinct is probably to check if they are safe and well. Other than surface-level injuries and signs of trauma, however, there may also be deeper problems that are much more difficult to detect, requiring more than just a cursory glance. One of these problems is peripheral neuropathy, which can affect the whole body following an accident and is a common issue adults experience following a significant car accident. However, peripheral neuropathy is much less common in pediatric patients.