Early diagnosis and treatment offer the best chance for controlling your symptoms and preventing further damage to your peripheral nerves. Not a single disease, peripheral neuropathy is nerve damage caused by a number of conditions. Causes of neuropathies include: Alcoholism. Poor dietary choices made by people with alcoholism can lead to vitamin deficiencies.
âWhat do rare epithelial cells in urine mean?â A2A It means there were a few epithelial cells in your urine, probably shed from the lining of the bladder or urethra. Itâs not a cause for concern. From Urinalysis Test âIn healthy individuals, epith...
1 Simple signifies a single layer of epithelial cells.  2 Stratified signifies two or more layers of epithelial cells. 3  By convention, a stratified epithelium is described according to the shape of cells on its free surface. Within the epithelium, the narrow spaces between cells are sealed off from the external environment by cell junctions near the free surface of the cells. 2  Compared to ordinary connective tissue, epithelial tissue has very little interstitial fluid. 3  Epithelial tissue is polarized.