Peripheral Neuropathy

Question 1

How can peripheral neuropathy be divided?

Answer 1

Peripheral neuropathy may be divided into conditions which predominately cause a motor or sensory loss.

Question 2

Give examples of peripheral neuropathies that predominantly lead to motor loss

Answer 2

• Guillain-Barre syndrome
• Porphyria
• Lead poisoning
• Hereditary Sensorimotor Neuropathies (HSMN)
  
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth
• Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
• Diphtheria

Question 3

Give examples of peripheral neuropathies that predominantly lead to sensory loss

Answer 3

• Diabetes
• Uraemia
• Leprosy
• Alcoholism
• Vitamin B12 deficiency
• Amyloidosis
• Chronic renal failure

Question 4

What drugs cause peripheral neuropathy?

Answer 4

Drugs causing a peripheral neuropathy

• Amiodarone
• Isoniazid
• Vincristine
• Nitrofurantoin
• Metronidazole