Type of neuropathic pain |
Causes |
Etiology |
Peripheral |
Trauma |
Traumatic and surgical nerve injury |
Infections |
Postherpetic neuralgia |
HIV sensory neuropathy |
Lightning pains of tertiary syphilis (tabesdorsalis) |
Inflammation |
Vasculitic neuropathy due to: |
Systemic lupus erythematosus |
Rheumatoid arthritis |
Systemic vasculitis (e.g:polyarteritisnodosa) |
Neoplasms |
Direct infiltration of nerves, plexuses, and nerve roots |
Vascular |
Vasculitic neuropathy (see above) |
Peripheral nerve compression |
Lumbosacral and cervical radiculopathy |
Thoracic outlet syndrome |
Carpal tunnel syndrome |
Trigeminal neuralgia |
Metabolic diseases |
Peripheral neuropathy caused by: |
Diabetes mellitus |
Nutritional deficiencies (e.g: niacin, pyridoxine, thiamine) |
Pernicious anemia |
Amyloidosis |
Drugs and toxins |
Peripheral neuropathy caused by |
Alcohol |
Thallium |
Arsenic |
Lead |
Vincristine |
Cisplatinum |
Taxol |
Amiodarone |
Isoniazid |
Genetic |
Fabry disease |
Familial amyloid polyneuropathy |
Idiopathic |
Trigeminal neuralgia |
Idiopathic small-fiber polyneuropathy |
Central |
Trauma |
Spinal cord injury |
Infections |
HIV myelopathy |
Inflammation |
Multiple sclerosis-related pain (e.g., transverse myelitis) |
Neoplasms |
Direct infiltration of spinal cord |
Vascular |
Central post-stroke pain |