Table 1.

Types of neuropathy [12–27]

Type	Example(s)	Comments
Iatrogenic	Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy	May resolve when chemotherapy ends
Disease-related	Diabetic polyneuropathy; neuropathy related to leprosy	Neuropathy may also occur with critical illness
Toxic	Neuropathy caused by lead poisoning, arsenic, ethanol, etc.	Includes alcohol-associated neuropathic syndromes
Inflammatory	Vasculitis; chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculopathy	Some of these conditions are heritable Inflammatory neuropathy may also occur following surgery
Nutritional	Nutritional deficits	Nutritional interventions are sometimes recommended for this and diabetic neuropathy
Specific types	Gullain–Barre syndrome; ataxic neuropathy	Numerous other neurological disorders may result in neuropathic pain syndromes