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Peripheral neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy: Introduction

Peripheral neuropathy: Any loss in the function of the peripheral nervous system. See free access online books about Peripheral neuropathy below. See detailed information below for a list of 297 causes of Peripheral neuropathy, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Peripheral neuropathy:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Peripheral neuropathy. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Causes of Types of Peripheral neuropathy:

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Peripheral neuropathy: Symptom Checker

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Peripheral neuropathy

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Diagnostic Guides for Peripheral neuropathy

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Peripheral neuropathy: Undiagnosed Conditions

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In-Depth Reports: Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis

Diabetes diagnosis and misdiagnosis (In-Depth Report): Detailed report on diabetes misdiagnoses, rare curable types, and less common diagnostic issues....read full report »

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Misdiagnosis and Peripheral neuropathy

Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is an often overlooked medical condition that causes a cluster of chronic symptoms. There are...read more »

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too common for people to die from undiagnosed heart attack, or...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder. Some of the conditions which may...read more »

Underactive thryoid may be misdiagnosed as depression: Hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid, is an endocrine gland disorder that is more common in women. It can mimic many diseases, including depression. The patient often has depressive type symptoms, and may also...read more »

Cluster of diseases with difficult diagnosis issues: There is a well-known list of medical conditions that are all somewhat difficult to diagnose, and all can present in a variety of different severities. Diseases in this group include multiple...read more »

Poorly healing leg rashes a classic sign of chronic disease: Recurring leg rashes, or poorly healing leg rashes, are a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes, particularly of Type 2 diabetes, but also Type 1 diabetes. They can also occur with poor diabetic control....read more »

Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps, particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes. However, there are also various other causes. See causes of leg cramps or misdiagnosis of...read more »

Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be...read more »

Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis). See symptoms...read more »

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Peripheral neuropathy: Related Rare Diseases

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Causes of Peripheral neuropathy listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Peripheral neuropathy as a symptom include:

See full list of 297 causes of Peripheral neuropathy
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Medications or substances causing Peripheral neuropathy:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Peripheral neuropathy as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

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Drug interactions causing Peripheral neuropathy:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Peripheral neuropathy as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

  • Stavudine and hydroxyurea interaction
  • Zerit and hydroxyurea interaction
  • Zerit XR and hydroxyurea interaction
  • Stavudine and didanosine interaction
  • Zerit and didanosine interaction
  • Zerit XR and didanosine interaction
  • Thalidomide and chloramphenicol interaction
  • more interactions...»

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Article Excerpts about Peripheral neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy is a common neurological disorder resulting from damage to the peripheral nerves. It may be caused by diseases of the nerves or as the result of systemic illnesses. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Peripheral Neuropathy Information Page: NINDS)

Peripheral neuropathy is a common neurological disorder resulting from damage to the peripheral nerves. It may be caused by diseases of the nerves or as the result of systemic illnesses. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Peripheral Neuropathy Information Page: NINDS)

Definitions of Peripheral neuropathy:

Diseases of the peripheral nerves external to the brain and spinal cord, which includes diseases of the nerve roots, ganglia, plexi, autonomic nerves, sensory nerves, and motor nerves.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Detailed list of causes of Peripheral neuropathy

The list below shows some of the causes of Peripheral neuropathy mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 297 causes of Peripheral neuropathy

How Common are these Causes of Peripheral neuropathy?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Peripheral neuropathy. Of the 297 causes of Peripheral neuropathy that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 5 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 9 causes are "common" diseases
  • 5 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 1 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 7 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 282 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 297 causes of Peripheral neuropathy

Conditions listing symptoms: Peripheral neuropathy:

The following list of conditions have 'Peripheral neuropathy' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Alcohol-induced pseudo-Cushing syndrome ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Amyloidosis ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Angiofollicular lymph hyperplasia ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Ataxia - oculomotor apraxia, type 1 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Ataxia-oculomotor apraxia syndrome ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System ... peripheral neuropathy

    B

  • Black widow spider envenomation ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Borud Syndrome ... peripheral neuropathy

    C

  • CDG syndrome type 1A ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 1 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 10 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 11 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 12 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 13 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 2 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 3 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 4 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 5 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 6 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 7 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 8 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Celiac disease, susceptibility to 9 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosus ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Cervical hypertrichosis - peripheral neuropathy ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Cervical hypertrichosis neuropathy ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with ptosis and parkinsonism ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Chemical poisoning - Disulfiram ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Chemical poisoning - Hexane ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Chemical poisoning - Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Cockayne syndrome ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1A ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation Type Ia ... peripheral neuropathy

    D

  • De Sanctis-Cacchione syndrome ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Deafness peripheral - neuropathy - arterial disease ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Desmin related myopathy ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Diabetes ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Diabetic neuropathy ... Peripheral Neuropathy

    G

  • Gräsbeck-Imerslund disease ... peripheral neuropathy

    H

  • Hagemoser Weinstein Bresnick syndrome ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Hepatorenal tyrosinemia ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Hypobetalipoproteinaemia - ataxia - hearing loss ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Hypomyelination - congenital cataract ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Hypomyelination and congenital cataract ... peripheral neuropathy

    I

  • Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Imerslünd-Grasbeck Syndrome ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Immunoglobulinic amyloidosis ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Inclusion Body Myositis ... peripheral neuropathy

    L

  • Lead poisoning ... peripheral neuropathy

    M

  • Megaloblastic Anemia 1 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Metabolic Syndrome ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Microscopic Polyangiitis ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy syndrome ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency ... peripheral neuropathy

    N

  • Neuropathy, distal hereditary motor, type VIIA ... peripheral neuropathy

    O

  • Optic atrophy, deafness and peripheral neuropathy ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Optic atrophy, hearing loss and peripheral neuropathy ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Optic atrophy, hearing loss and peripheral neuropathy, autosomal recessive ... peripheral neuropathy

    P

  • Peripheral Neuropathy - Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction - Deafness ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Pernicious anemia ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Pfiesteria piscicida infection ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Polyarteritis nodosa ... sensory peripheral neuropathy
  • Polyneuropathy - Ophthalmoplegia - Leukoencehalopathy - Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Polyradiculoneuropathy ... peripheral neuropathy

    R

  • Refsum Disease ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Refsum disease with increased pipecolic acidemia ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Rosenberg-Chutorian Syndrome ... peripheral neuropathy

    S

  • Selective Vitamin B12 malabsorption with Proteinuria ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Selenium - overuse ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Spastic paraplegia 23 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Spastic paraplegia 30, autosomal recessive ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia, Machado-Joseph type III ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Subacute myelo-optico neuropathy syndrome ... peripheral neuropathy

    T

  • Toluene sniffing syndrome ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Type 2 diabetes ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Tyrosinemia ... peripheral neuropathy

    V

  • Van Bogaert disease ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Van Bogaert's disease ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Van Bogaert-Scherer-Epstein Disease ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Vitamin B12 Deficiency ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Vitamin B6 - adverse effects ... peripheral neuropathy

    W

  • Waldenström Macroglobulinemia ... peripheral neuropathy

    X

  • Xanthomatosis cerebrotendinous ... peripheral neuropathy

    Conditions listing complications: Peripheral neuropathy:

    The following list of conditions have 'Peripheral neuropathy' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    A

  • Adhesive abuse ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Adhesive addiction ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Aerosol abuse ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Aerosol addiction ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Alcoholism ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Autoimmune thyroid disease associated Celiac Disease ... peripheral neuropathy

    C

  • Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Chylomicron Retention Disease ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Collagenous celiac disease ... peripheral neuropathy

    D

  • Diabetes ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Diabetic neuropathy ... Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy ... Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Down's syndrome associated Celiac Disease ... peripheral neuropathy

    H

  • HIV-1, CRF01_AE ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF02_AG ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF04_ cpx ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF05_ D/F ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF06_cpx ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF07_BC ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF08_BC ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF11_cpx ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF12_BF ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF13_cpx ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF14_BG ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF15_01B ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF16_ A2D ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF17_BF ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF18_cpx ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF19_cpx ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF20_BG ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF21_A2D ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF22_01A1 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF23_BG ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF24_BG ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF25_cpx ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF26_AU ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF27_cpx ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF28_BF ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF29_BF ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF30_0206 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF31_BC ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF32_06A1 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF33_01B ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF34_01B ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF35_AD ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF36_cpx ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF37_cpx ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF38_BF ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF39_BF ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF40_BF ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF41_CD ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF42_BF ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1, CRF43_02G ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1A ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1A1 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1A2 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1A3 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1B ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1C ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1D ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1E ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1F ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1F1 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1F2 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1G ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1H ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1J ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1K ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1M ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1N ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-1O ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-2 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-2A ... peripheral neuropathy
  • HIV-2B ... peripheral neuropathy

    I

  • Inhalant abuse ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Inhalant addiction ... peripheral neuropathy

    L

  • Lupus ... peripheral neuropathy

    M

  • Medullary cystic kidney disease ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Medullary cystic kidney disease, dominant ... peripheral neuropathy

    N

  • Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant ... peripheral neuropathy

    P

  • Pediatric AIDS ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Pinched Nerve ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Polyarteritis nodosa ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Porphyria ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Psychiatric disorders associated Celiac Disease ... peripheral neuropathy

    R

  • Refractory Celiac Disease ... peripheral neuropathy

    S

  • Sjogren's Syndrome ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Solvent abuse ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Solvent addiction ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 1 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 10 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 11 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 12 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 13 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 2 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 3 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 4 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 5 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 6 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 7 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 8 ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 9 ... peripheral neuropathy

    T

  • Turner syndrome associated Celiac Disease ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Type 1 diabetes ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Type 1 diabetes related Celiac Disease ... peripheral neuropathy
  • Type 2 diabetes ... peripheral neuropathy

    W

  • William's syndrome associated Celiac Disease ... peripheral neuropathy

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  • Causes of Peripheral neuropathy Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Peripheral neuropathy based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

    Classifications of Peripheral neuropathy:

    Subtypes of Peripheral neuropathy:

    Sensory peripheral neuropathy (1 cause)

    Medical Conditions associated with Peripheral neuropathy:

    Nerve symptoms (6219 causes)

    Symptoms related to Peripheral neuropathy:

    Tingling fingers (19 causes), Tingling toes (4 causes), Numb toes (8 causes), Numb feet (21 causes), Neuropathy (21 causes), Diabetes mellitus (183 causes), Vitamin B12 deficiency, Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord, Intermittent claudictaion, Arterial ischemia, Cervical rib, Pancoast tumour

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