Ischemic neuropathy in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease

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Peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAD) is not only just a vascular disease but also a neuropathy and a myopathy. The neuropathy and myopathy in PAD may occur as a result of ischemic insult caused by arterial occlusion. We prospectively investigated the neurological and electrophysiological assessment to define the ischemic neuropathy and which factors affect the outcome of neurological and electrophysiological parameters in PAD. A total of thirty-two PAD patients (68.9 and their sixty-four lower limbs were enrolled.