Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral Neuropathy: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Primary Motor, Acute (May Have Sensory Involvement)
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Infectious mononucleosis
Viral hepatitis
Porphyria
Diphtheria
Toxins (e.g., organophosphorous compounds, thallium, and vaccine for rabies, typhoid, smallpox)
Sensorimotor, Subacute
Alcoholism with associated nutritional deficiency
Beriberi
Other vitamin deficiencies (B
2, B
3, B
6, B
12, E)
Drugs, toxins
Arsenic
Mercury
Thallium
Lithium
Gold
Platinum
Acrylamide
Lead
Industrial solvents
Carbon monoxide
Neuromuscular blockers (prolonged use)
Nitrofurantoin
Vincristine
Hydralazine
Metronidazole
Phenytoin
Isoniazid
Ethionamide
Disulfiram
Cisplatin
Amiodarone
Thalidomide
Taxol
Suramin
Chloramphenicol
Pyroxidine
Dapsone
Doxorubicin
Colchicine
Chloroquine
Nucleosides (ddC, ddI)
Diabetes mellitus
Atherosclerosis
Vasculitis (e.g., polyarteritis nodosa, systemic lupus erythematosus, Wegener's granulomatosis, rheumatoid arthritis)
Sarcoidosis
Subacute asymmetric idiopathic polyneuritis
Nonsystemic vasculitic neuropathy
Sensorimotor, Chronic
Carcinoma, lymphoma, leukemia
Amyloidosis
Paraproteinemia (especially multiple myeloma, macroglobulinemia, cryoglobulinemia)
Uremia
Beriberi
Alcoholism
Diabetes mellitus
Lyme disease
HIV infection
Ischemia
Critical illness neuropathy
Connective-tissue disease (especially systemic lupus
erythematosus)
Myxedema
Leprosy
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
Hereditary disease
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies
Dejerine-Sottas disease
Hereditary neuropathy with lability to pressure palsies
Refsum's disease
Abetalipoproteinemia and Tangier disease
Metachromatic leukodystrophy
Roussy-Lévy syndrome
Fabry's disease
Familial dysautonomia (Riley-Day syndrome)
Familial amyloid neuropathies
Ataxia telangiectasia
Porphyric neuropathies
References
1. Adams, p. 1117. See Bibliography, 1.
2. Feosby TE: Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System, p. 2441. See Bibliography, 3.
Book Source Details
- Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
- Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
- Year of Publication: 1999
- Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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