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I read online that 24 million people in the US suffer from neuropathy. Do you think that's accurate?

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jan 20, 2019

@pfbacon I've read similar numbers. NIH says it's "more than" 20 million but I don't know where they get the numbers. I've also heard it's more than 80 million world-wide.
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Peripheral-Neuropathy-Fact-Sheet

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