Neuritis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview[edit | edit source]

Neuritis is the general inflammation of the peripheral nervous system.

Symptoms[edit | edit source]

Symptoms depend on the nerves involved, but may include pain, paresthesia paresis, hypoesthesia (numbness), anesthesia, paralysis, wasting, and disappearance of the reflexes.

Causes[edit | edit source]

See also underlying causes of neuropathy.

• Infection:
  • Herpes simplex
  • Shingles
  • Leprosy
  • Guillain-Barre syndrome

• Chemical injury
• Physical injury
• Radiation
• Drugs: Disulfiram, Pergolide, Vinblastine

• Underlying conditions causing localized neuritis (affecting a single nerve):
  • Diphtheria
  • Localized injury
  • Diabetes

• Underlying conditions causing polyneuritis (affecting multiple nerves):
  • Beriberi
  • Vitamin B12 deficiency
  • Metabolic diseases
  • Diabetes
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Porphyria
  • Infections, bacterial and/or viral
  • Autoimmune disease, especially Multiple Sclerosis
  • Cancer
  • Alcoholism
  • Wartenbergs migratory sensory neuropathy

Types of Neuritis[edit | edit source]

• Polyneuritis or Multiple neuritis
• Brachial neuritis
• Optic neuritis
• Peripheral neuritis, also known as Peripheral neuropathy
• Vestibular neuritis
• Cranial neuritis, often representing as Bell's Palsy
• Arsenic neuritis

See also[edit | edit source]

• Neurology
• Nerve
• Nervous tissue
• Myelin

Sources[edit | edit source]

• Neuritis, W.B. Saunders Company; 30th B/Cdr edition (May, 2003)
• Arsenic Poisoning - NERVOUS DISTURBANCES

External links[edit | edit source]

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Neuropathy Association

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