| 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 |
