<unk>  is not life-threatening but may significantly affect one's quality of life. Effects of the disease range from mild discomfort to severe disability. It is difficult to assess the prognosis of a patient because it is hard to convince chronic<unk> s to abstain from drinking<unk> ompletely. It has been shown that a good prognosis may be given for mild neuropathy if the<unk>  has abstained from drinking for 3–5 years. Early stage During the early stages of the disease the damage appears reversible when people take adequate amounts of vitamins, such as thiamine. If the polyneuropathy is mild, the individual normally experiences a significant improvement and symptoms may be completely eliminated within weeks to months after proper nutrition is established. When those people diagnosed with alcohol polyneuropathy experience a recovery, it is presumed to result from regeneration and collateral sprouting of the damaged axons. Progressed disease As the disease progresses, the damage may become permanent. In severe cases of thiamine deficiency, a few of the positive symptoms (including neuropathic pain) may persist indefinitely. Even after the restoration of a balanced nutritional intake, those patients with severe or chronic polyneuropathy may experience lifelong residual symptoms.
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