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Symmetric Peripheral NeuropathyAka: Polyneuropathy

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  1. See Also
    1. Peripheral Neuropathy
    2. Mononeuropathy
  2. Proximal or distal sensorimotor Neuropathy (Type 1)
    1. Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
      1. Guillain-Barre Syndrome
    2. Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
    3. Primary Myelinopathy
    4. Malignancy
    5. HIV or AIDS
    6. Hepatitis B
    7. Buckthorn
    8. Diphtheria
  3. Distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy or DSPN (Type 2)
    1. Diabetic Neuropathy (Diabetic DSPN)
    2. Alcoholism induced Neuropathy (Alcoholic DSPN)
    3. HIV or AIDS
    4. Malignancy
    5. Charcot-Marie-Tooth
    6. Toxins
      1. Acrylamide
      2. Allyl chloride
      3. Carbon disulfide
      4. Ethylene oxide
      5. Hexacarbons
      6. Trichloroethylene
      7. OPIDP, PCBs, PNU
    7. Metals
      1. Arsenic
      2. Gold
      3. Mercury
      4. Thallium
    8. Medications
      1. Amiodarone
      2. Antiretrovirals
      3. Dapsone
      4. Disulfiram
      5. Isoniazid
      6. Metronidazole
      7. Nitrofurantoin
      8. Paclitaxel
      9. Phenytoin
      10. Simvastatin
    9. Vitamin Deficiency
      1. Thiamine deficiency (Beriberi)
      2. Niacin deficiency (Pellagra)
      3. Vitamin B12 Deficiency (Pernicious Anemia)
      4. Vitamin B6 deficiency
    10. Paraproteinemia
      1. Amyloidosis
      2. Multiple Myeloma
      3. Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
    11. Miscellaneous causes
      1. Acromegaly
      2. Chronic lung disease
      3. Hypothyroidism
      4. Renal Failure
      5. Porphyria
  4. References
    1. Gallagher in Marx (2002) Rosen's Emergency Med, p. 1506
    2. Pryse-Phillips in Noble (2001) Primary Care, p. 1579

Polyneuropathy (C0152025)

Definition (MSH)Diseases of multiple peripheral nerves simultaneously. Polyneuropathies usually are characterized by symmetrical, bilateral distal motor and sensory impairment with a graded increase in severity distally. The pathological processes affecting peripheral nerves include degeneration of the axon, myelin or both. The various forms of polyneuropathy are categorized by the type of nerve affected (e.g., sensory, motor, or autonomic), by the distribution of nerve injury (e.g., distal vs. proximal), by nerve component primarily affected (e.g., demyelinating vs. axonal), by etiology, or by pattern of inheritance.
ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
EnglishPolyneuropathies, Polyneuropathy, Polyneuropathy unspecified
Spanishpolineuropatía, polineuropatía no especificada, polineuropatia, polineuropatia no especificada
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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