Over 100 Types Of Neuropathy A Hypochondriacs Lexicon

Today's post from rightdiagnosis.com (see link below) is something that many readers have asked for and that is a list of neuropathy types. You often hear or read that there are over 100 types of neuropathy but it's rare to see them all in one long list. Even this list misses one or two but it just goes to show what a complex range of diseases neuropathy includes. Maybe not so surprising if you picture an image of the nervous system and its rail and road map-like connections - you can imagine how many places there are in the body where this can go wrong. This also explains why it's so very difficult to treat. Tons of information here. By following the links you will get more explanation of each individual condition but beware the hypochondriac's trap - you're not suffering from all of them!! Also remember, the symptoms cross over at many points, so may be the same for any number of neuropathy types.
 

Types of Neuropathy
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Neuropathy: Types list

The list of types of Neuropathy mentioned in various sources includes:
 
Diabetic neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy
Distal symmetrical polyneuropathy
Hand neuropathy
Autonomic neuropathy
Sexual neuropathy
Eye neuropathy
Bladder neuropathy
Vascular neuropathy - blood vessel neuropathy
Sweat gland neuropathy
Cranial Mononeuropathy
Radiculopathy - affecting roots of the spinal nerves
Proximal Motor Neuropathy (Diabetic Amyotrophy)
Diabetic neuropathy
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Agenerase
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Amiodarone
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Amitriptyline
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Amphotericin
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Amprenavir
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Arsenic
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Calcium Carbimide
Toxic polyneuropathy -- acrylamide
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Carbon disulfide
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Carbutamide
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Chlorambucil
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Chloramphenicol
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Chloroquine
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Chlorpropamide
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Cisplatin
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Clioquinol
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Clofibrate
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Colchicine
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Colistin
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Cytarabine
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Dapsone
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Diamines
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Didanosine
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Disopyramide
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Disulfiram
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Ergotamine
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Ethambutol
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Ethionamide
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Ethoglucid
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Ethylene oxide
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Gemfibrozil
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Glutethimide
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Gold
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Hydralazine
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Indapamid
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Indomethacin
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Isoniazid
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Lead
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Lopid
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Lovastatin
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Lozol
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Mercury
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Methaqualone
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Methimazole
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Methyl Bromide
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Methysergide
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Metronidazole
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Mevacor
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Mustine
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Nalidixic Acid
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Nitrofurantoin
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Nitrofurazone
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Norvir
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Perhexiline
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Phenelzine
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Phenylbutazone
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Phenytoin
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Podophyllum
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Procarbazine
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Propranolol
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Propylthiouracil
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Ritonavir
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Stavudine
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Streptomycin
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Sulfoxone
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Sulphonamide
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Sulthiame
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Thalidomide
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Thallium
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Thiamphenicol
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Tolbutamide
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Videx
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Vincristine
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Zalcitabine
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Zerit
Toxic polyneuropathy -- Zidovudine
Neuropathy sensory spastic paraplegia
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, X-linked recessive, 2
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, X-linked recessive, 3
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2AII
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1A
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2B
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1C
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4A
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2C
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1D
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2D
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1E
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4C
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2E
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1F
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2G
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4E
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4F
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2H
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4G
Spastic paraplegia type 5A, recessive
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2I
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4H
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2J
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2A
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 4
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, demyelinating, autosomal dominant
Charcot-Marie-Tooth, demyelinating, autosomal recessive
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, X-linked
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 1
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2L
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, X-linked, 1
Neuropathic pain
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (generic term)
Ulnar Neuropathy
Autoimmune neuropathies
Multifocal motor neuropathy
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, X-linked recessive, 4
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, X-linked recessive, 5
Alcoholic polyneuropathy
Diabetes-like neuropathy symptoms
Carcinomatous polyneuropathy
Myelomatous polyneuropathy
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease -- deafness
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder
Charcot disease
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2K
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with ptosis and parkinsonism
Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1 aplasia cutis congenital
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2B1
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2B2
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4B1
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4B2
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2AI
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, dominant intermediate 1
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, dominant intermediate 2
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, dominant intermediate 3
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 4B2, with early-onset glaucoma
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with pyramidal features, autosomal dominant
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease deafness recessive type
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2F
Autosomal Dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth with hearing loss
POEMS
Spinal bulbar motor neuropathy
Neuropathy motor sensory type 2 deafness mental retardation
Spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive, with axonal neuropathy
Deafness peripheral -- neuropathy -- arterial disease
Spinocerebellar ataxia with axonal neuropathy, type 2
Alcoholic Neuropathy
Motor neuropathy, peripheral with dysautonomia
Sensory neuropathy type 1
Neuropathy hereditary sensory and autonomic type 1
Neuropathy -- ataxia -- retinitis pigmentosa
Peripheral Neuropathy -- Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction -- Deafness
Motor and Sensory Neuropathy, Optic Atrophy and Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Motor and Sensory Neuropathy with Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Bouldin type
Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy with Deafness, Mental Retardation and Absence of Large Myelinated Fibers
Motor and Sensory Neuropathy, Pigmentary Retinopathy and Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Hypomyelination neuropathy -- arthrogryposis
Neuropathy congenital sensory neurotrophic keratitis
Neuropathy hereditary with liability to pressure palsies
Multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction block
Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy 3
Hereditary sensory neuropathy type 1
Hereditary sensory neuropathy type 2
Neuropathy ataxia and retinis pigmentosa
Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies
Moebius axonal neuropathy -- hypogonadism
Polyneuropathy -- hand defect
Polyneuropathy
Cervical hypertrichosis neuropathy
Neuropathy, hereditary motor and sensory, LOM type
Neuropathy, hereditary motor and sensory, Okinawa type
Dejerine-Sottas Syndrome
Hypertrophic neuropathy of Dejerine-Sottas
Dejerine-Sottas disease
Deafness mesenteric diverticula of small bowel neuropathy
Auditory neuropathy
Cerebral dysgenesis, neuropathy, ichthyosis, and palmoplantar keratoderma syndrome
Optic atrophy, hearing loss and peripheral neuropathy
Optic atrophy, deafness and peripheral neuropathy
Optic atrophy, hearing loss and peripheral neuropathy, autosomal recessive
Optic atrophy deafness neuropathy
Optic Atrophy -- Hearing Loss -- Peripheral Neuropathy, Autosomal Dominant
Autoimmune peripheral neuropathy
Achalasia -- adrenal -- alacrima syndrome
Acrodynia
Rosenberg-Chutorian Syndrome
Neuropathy, distal hereditary motor, Jerash type
Motor neuropathy
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Acute idiopathic polyneuritis
Polyneuropathy, Hearing Loss, Ataxia, Retinitis Pigmentosa and Cataract
Dysautonomia like disorder
Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Type IV
Neuropathy, hereditary, sensory, radicular
Neuropathy, congenital, with arthrogryposis multiplex
Liver disease -- retinitis pigmentosa -- polyneuropathy -- epilepsy
Distal hereditary motor neuropathy, type V
Amyloid Neuropathies
Severe infantile axonal neuropathy
Adrenomyeloneuropathy
Neuropathy, distal hereditary motor
Neuropathy, distal hereditary motor, type VIIA
Polyradiculoneuropathy
Neuropathy, distal hereditary motor, type III
Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Type II
Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Type I
Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Type I
Congenital hypomyelination neuropathy
Corpus callosum agenesis-neuropathy
Giant axonal neuropathy
Leber hereditary optic neuropathy
Sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis
Infantile axonal neuropathy
Spastic paraplegia -- neuropathy -- poikiloderma
Familial amyloid polyneuropathy
Optic neuropathy, anterior ischemic
Miller Fisher Syndrome
Polyneuropathy -- mental retardation -- acromicria -- premature menopause
Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies
Limbic encephalitis -- neuromyotonia -- hyperhidrosis -- polyneuropathy
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome
Polyneuropathy -- Ophthalmoplegia -- Leukoencehalopathy -- Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
Hagemoser Weinstein Bresnick syndrome
Borud Syndrome
Cruse Syndrome
CCFDN
MADSAM
CANOMAD syndrome
Berger paresthesia
Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies, familial
Groll-Hirschowitz syndrome
POEMS syndrome
Wright Dyck syndrome
 
Curable Types of Neuropathy:
Diabetic neuropathy
Vitamin B12 defieiciency related neuropathy
Thyroid disease related neuropathy
Sarcoidosis related neuropathy
Amyloidosis related neuropathy
Inflammatory neuropathy
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Spinal cord tumours related neuropathy
Intracranial aneurysms related neuropathy
Lumbosacral radiculoplexopathy
Inflammatory neuropathies
Malignant nerve root infiltrations related neuropathy
Uremic neuropathy
Vasculitic neuropathy
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IF YOU ARE OVER 60 DRINK UP FOR YOUR MEMORY

Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, University of Kentucky, and University of Maryland found that for people 60 and older who do not have dementia, light alcohol consumption during late life is associated with higher episodic memory -- the ability to recall memories of events.

Moderate alcohol consumption was also linked with a larger volume in the hippocampus, a brain region critical for episodic memory. The relationship between light alcohol consumption and episodic memory goes away if hippocampal volume is factored in, providing new evidence that hippocampal functioning is the critical factor in these improvements. These findings were detailed in the American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias.

This study used data from more than 660 patients in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort. These patients completed surveys on their alcohol consumption and demographics, a battery of neuropsychological assessments, the presence or absence of the genetic Alzheimer's disease risk factor APOE e4 and MRIs of their brains. The researchers found that light and moderate alcohol consumption in older people is associated with higher episodic memory and is linked with larger hippocampal brain volume. Amount of alcohol consumption had no impact on executive function or overall mental ability.

Findings from animal studies suggest that moderate alcohol consumption may contribute to preserved hippocampal volume by promoting generation of new nerve cells in the hippocampus. In addition, exposing the brain to moderate amounts of alcohol may increase the release of brain chemicals involved with cognitive, or information processing, functions.

"There were no significant differences in cognitive functioning and regional brain volumes during late life according to reported midlife alcohol consumption status," said lead author Brian Downer, UTMB Sealy Center on Aging postdoctoral fellow. "This may be due to the fact that adults who are able to continue consuming alcohol into old age are healthier, and therefore have higher cognition and larger regional brain volumes, than people who had to decrease their alcohol consumption due to unfavorable health outcomes."

Although the potential benefits of light to moderate alcohol consumption to cognitive learning and memory later in life have been consistently reported, extended periods of abusing alcohol, often defined as having five or more alcoholic beverages during a single drinking occasion is known to be harmful to the brain.

Autonomic Neuropathy The Nerve Damage You Have No Control Over

Today's post from dressamed.com (see link below) talks about autonomic neuropathy, which may be a new term to many people. Basically, it's a form of neuropathy that affects the involuntary functions of the body, breathing, digestion, excretion, sweating, sexual function, etc. You have no control over these functions and when they go wrong thanks to nerve damage, the consequences can make life pretty miserable. Most people begin their neuropathy lives with the well-known symptoms of numbness, tingling, burning etc in the feet and/or hands and for some it stays that way but for others, the damage spreads to the autonomic functions and you begin to notice things going wrong. Your doctor will inevitably try to rule out all other other possible reasons why this is happening and it may be years before you get a proper diagnosis of autonomic neuropathy. The treatment for your pain will remain the same but you may find your medicine chest being expanded to include treatments for dysfunctions elsewhere in your body. I'm sorry, there's no sugar-coated pill to this story: if you have autonomic neuropathy it sucks but there are always ways to improve your situation but you need to take time to research and explore your options. Working with your doctor and not waiting for him or her to provide answers, is the key.

When Autonomic Neuropathy Affects Bodily Functions 
Posted on May 11, 2016 Posted in Staff Pick by Staff Pick

Do any of these symptoms sound familiar? 
 
Dizziness and fainting when you stand up
Difficulty digesting food and feeling really full when you’ve barely eaten anything
Abnormal perspiration – either sweating excessively or barely at all
Intolerance for exercise – no, not that you just hate it but your heart rate doesn’t adjust as it should
Slow pupil reaction so that your eyes don’t adjust quickly to changes in light
Urinary problems like difficulty starting or inability to completely empty your bladder

If they do, you could have autonomic neuropathy. Especially if you have diabetes, your immune system is compromised by chemotherapy, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, lupus, Guillian-Barre or any other chronic medical condition.

You need to see a doctor immediately. A good place to start would be a physician well versed in diagnosing and treating nerve disease and damage, like your local clinician who specializes in our treatment protocol.
What Is Autonomic Neuropathy?

Autonomic neuropathy in itself is not a disease. It’s a type of peripheral neuropathy that affects the nerves that control involuntary body functions like heart rate, blood pressure, digestion and perspiration. The nerves are damaged and don’t function properly leading to a break down of the signals between the brain and the parts of the body affected by the autonomic nervous system like the heart, blood vessels, digestive system and sweat glands.

That can lead to your body being unable to regulate your heart rate or your blood pressure, an inability to properly digest your food, urinary problems, even being unable to sweat in order to cool your body down when you exercise.

Often, autonomic neuropathy is caused by other diseases or medical conditions so if you suffer from: 

Diabetes
Alcoholism
Cancer
Systemic lupus
Parkinson’s disease
HIV/AIDS

Or any number of other chronic illnesses, you stand a much higher risk of developing autonomic neuropathy. Your best course of action is not to wait until you develop symptoms. Begin a course of preventative treatment and monitoring with a clinician to lessen your chances of developing autonomic neuropathy.

How Will The Clinician Diagnose My Autonomic Neuropathy?

If you have diabetes, cancer, HIV/AIDs or any of the other diseases or chronic conditions that can cause autonomic neuropathy, it’s much easier to diagnose autonomic neuropathy. After all, as a specialist in nerve damage and treatment, your clinician is very familiar with your symptoms and the best course of treatment.

If you have symptoms of autonomic neuropathy and don’t have any of the underlying conditions, your diagnosis will be a little tougher but not impossible.

Either way, your clinician will take a very thorough history and physical. Make sure you have a list of all your symptoms, when they began, how severe they are, what helps your symptoms or makes them worse, and any and all medications your currently take (including over the counter medications, herbal supplements or vitamins).

Be honest with your clinician about your diet, alcohol intake, frequency of exercise, history of drug use and smoking. If you don’t tell the truth, you’re not giving your clinician a clear picture of your physical condition. That’s like asking him to drive you from Montreal to Mexico City without a map or a GPS. You may eventually get to where you want to be, but it’s highly unlikely.

Once your history and physical are completed, your clinician will order some tests. Depending upon your actual symptoms and which systems seem to be affected, these tests might include:
Ultrasound
Urinalysis and bladder function tests
Thermoregulatory and/or QSART sweat tests
Gastrointestinal tests
Breathing tests
Tilt-table tests (to test your heart rate and blood pressure regulation). Once your tests are completed and your clinician determines you have autonomic neuropathy, it’s time for treatment. 

Treatment and Prognosis

Our clinicians are well versed in treating all types of peripheral neuropathy, including autonomic neuropathy. They adhere to a very specialized treatment protocol that was developed specifically for patients suffering from neuropathy. That’s why their treatments have been so successful – neuropathy in all its forms is what they do.

Autonomic neuropathy is a chronic condition but it can be treated and you can do things to help relieve your symptoms.

Your clinician will work with you and your other physicians to treat your neuropathy and manage your underlying condition. They do this through:

Diet Planning and Nutritional Support
You need to give your body the nutrition it needs to heal.

If you have gastrointestinal issues caused by autonomic neuropathy, you need to make sure you’re getting enough fiber and fluids to help your body function properly.

If you have diabetes, you need to follow a diet specifically designed for diabetics and to control your blood sugar.
If your autonomic neuropathy affects your urinary system, you need to retrain your bladder. You can do this by following a schedule of when to drink and when to empty your bladder to slowly increase your bladder’s capacity.

Individually Designed Exercise Programs
If you experience exercise intolerance or blood pressure problems resulting from autonomic neuropathy, you have to be every careful with your exercise program. Make sure that you don’t overexert yourself, take it slowly. Your clinician can design an exercise program specifically for you that will allow you to exercise but won’t push you beyond what your body is capable of. And, even more importantly, they will continually monitor your progress and adjust your program as needed.

Lifestyle Modifications
If your autonomic neuropathy causes dizziness when you stand up, then do it slowly and in stages. Flex your feet or grip your hands several times before you attempt to stand to increase the flow of blood to your hands and feet. Try just sitting on the side of your bed in the morning for a few minutes before you try to stand.
Change the amount and frequency of your meals if you have digestive problems.

Don’t try to do everything all at once. Decide what really needs to be done each day and do what you can. Autonomic neuropathy is a chronic disorder and living with any chronic condition requires adaptations. Your clinician knows this all too well and will work with you to manage your level of stress and change your daily routines to help you manage your condition and your life.

All of these changes in conjunction with medications, where needed, will make it easier to live with autonomic neuropathy and lessen the chances of serious complications. Early intervention with a NeuropathyDR® clinician is still the best policy if you have any of the underlying conditions that can cause autonomic neuropathy. But if you already have symptoms, start treatment immediately.

About The Author

Dr. John Hayes, Jr. is an Evvy Award Nominee and author of “Living and Practicing by Design” and “Beating Neuropathy-Taking Misery to Miracles in Just 5 Weeks!”. His work on peripheral neuropathy has expanded the specialty of effective neuropathy treatments to physicians, physical therapists and nurses. A free Ebook, CD and information packet on his unique services and trainings can be obtained by registering your information at neuropathydr.com. To book interviews and speaking engagements call 781-754-0599.

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