Alcoholic polyneuropathy: ways of diagnostics and therapy

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the pathogenetic mechanisms of the formation of alcoholic lesions of the peripheral nervous system. Various clinical forms of alcoholic polyneuropathy are considered, ways to diagnose using modern instrumental and laboratory methods are proposed. The authors analyze the main ways of forming a therapeutic strategy, consider groups of drugs used to treat alcoholic polyneuropathy. The data of own clinical experience of using the preparation of thioctic acid are given.

Keywords

• alcoholic polyneuropathy
• thioctic acid