Table 4.
Classification of paraneoplastic neuropathies.
Types of PN neuropathies | Sub-classification | Comments |
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Generalized neuropathies | Subacute sensory neuronopathy | Highly indicative of a PN cause- although also observed in other conditions |
Sensory neuropathy | Unspecific | |
Sensorimotor neuropathy | Unspecific | |
Sensory neuromyopathy and terminal neuropathy | Historic terminology | |
Motor neuropathy | Rare | |
Multiplex neuropathy | Vasculitis is rare | |
Myeloneuropathy | Possibly new entity | |
Autonomic neuropathies | Incidence uncertain | |
Rarer and disputed entities | Small fiber neuropathy | Incidence unclear, except for hematologically-associated types |
Cryoglobulinemic neuropathy | ||
Hyperexcitability syndromes | ||
Paraproteinemia and AL amyloid | ||
Focal nerve lesions | Cranial nerves | Individual cases |
Nerve plexus | ||
Mononeuropathies |