There are many types of peripheral neuropathy, often brought on by diabetes; genetic predispositions (hereditary causes); exposure to toxic chemicals; alcoholism; malnutrition; inflammation (infectious or autoimmune); injury; nerve compression; and by taking certain medications such as those used to treat cancer and HIV/AIDS. When the cause of a person's peripheral neuropathy remains unknown, it is called 'idiopathic'—a term for a disease or disorder having no known cause.
Click on the links below to see a general description of each type of peripheral neuropathy; the signs and symptoms; the evaluations and tests; and the treatment options currently known:
- Inflammatory
- Infectious (with a specific casual agent identified)
- Autoimmune or possibly infectious (but with no specific causal infectious agent identified)
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