Neuritis

Further information: Neuropathy and Neuralgia

Neuritis

ICD-10 | M79.2
ICD-9 | 729.2
MeSH | D009443

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

## Contents

* 1 Overview
* 2 Symptoms
* 3 Causes
* 4 Types of Neuritis
* 5 See also
* 6 Sources
* 7 External links

## Overview

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Neuritis is the general inflammation of the peripheral nervous system.

## Symptoms

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

## Causes

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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

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* 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

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* Neurology
* Nerve
* Nervous tissue
* Myelin

## Sources

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

## External links

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

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