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Correspondence to Author: Joanna Dębrowska–Wójcik¹, Anna Hryniewicz²,Anna Grzeszczuk³, , Diana Moskal-Jasinska⁴. 

1. Neurology Ward of the St. Deresz Provincial Hospital in Choroszcz pl. Brodowicza 1, 16-070 Choroszcz, Poland Phone: +48 85 719 10 91, Fax: +48 85 719 28 00.
2. Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok ul. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 24a, 15-276 Białystok, Poland Phone/Fax: 85 831 83 15
3. Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfection, Medical University of Bialystok.
4. Department of Clinical Phonoaudiology and Speech Therapy, Medical University of Bialystok

DOI: 10.52338/tjocm.2025.4348

Abstract:

Polyneuropathies define syndromes of clinical symptoms resulting from extensive damage to peripheral nerves, manifested by motor deficits, sensory deficits, and autonomic disorders. The morphological basis is axonal degeneration of the fibers or their demyelination.
The medical records of patients hospitalized in the Neurology Ward of the J. Śniadecki Provincial Hospital in Bialystok were subjected to a retrospective analysis in the period from January 2014 to December 2019.
The study includes 100 patients (55 women and 45 men). The criterion for inclusion in the study was the admission to the Neurology Ward of patients suspected of symmetrical distal polyneuropathy.
Demographic data, time of hospitalization and clinical course of the disease were analyzed.
In more than 50% of patients the disease had a chronic course, 25% of patients experienced the disease with symptoms developing in an acute manner.
91% of patients - from sensory symptoms - reported paresthesia located mainly in the lower limbs. The feeling of weakness in the lower limbs was reported by 61% of patients.
It was found that congenital polyneuropathy accounted for 5% of all polyneuropathy, while acquired polyneuropathy - 95%. Diabetic polyneuropathy turned out to be the most common acquired polyneuropathy with an established cause, followed by acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, and third - polyneuropathy induced by oncological treatment.

Keywords:polyneuropathy, diabetic polyneuropathy, oncological treatment.

Citation:

Dr.Anna Hryniewicz,Assessment Of Patients With Polyneuropathy Hospitalized In The Neurology Ward Of The Provincial Hospital Of Bialystok. The Journal of Clinical Medicine 2025.