Neuritis
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/* Types of Neuritis */
{{See|Neuropathy|Neuralgia}}
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'''Neuritis''' is the general [[inflammation]] of the [[peripheral nervous system]].
==Symptoms==
Symptoms depend on the nerves involved, but may include [[pain]], [[paresthesia]], [[paresis]], [[hypoesthesia]] (numbness), [[anesthesia]], [[paralysis]], wasting, and disappearance of the [[reflexes]].
==Causes==
{{See also|neuropathy}}
*[[Infection]]:
**[[Herpes simplex]]
**[[Shingles]]
**[[Leprosy]]
**[[Guillain-Barre syndrome]]
*[[Chemical|Chemical injury]]
*[[Physical injury]]
*[[Radiation]]
*Underlying conditions causing localized neuritis (affecting a single nerve):
**[[Diphtheria]]
**Localized injury
**[[Diabetes]]
* Underlying conditions causing polyneuritis (affecting multiple nerves):
**[[Beriberi]]
**[[Thiamine|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==
*Polyneuritis or Multiple neuritis
*[[Brachial]] neuritis
*[[Optic neuritis]]
*Peripheral neuritis, also known as [[Peripheral neuropathy]]
*[[Vestibular neuritis]]
*[[Cranial nerves|Cranial neuritis]], often representing as [[Bell's Palsy]]
*Arsenic neuritis
==See also==
*[[Neurology]]
*[[Nerve]]
*[[Nervous tissue]]
*[[Myelin]]
==Sources==
*''Neuritis'', W.B. Saunders Company; 30th B/Cdr edition (May, 2003)
*[http://www.telmedpak.com/doctorss.asp?a=Poisons&b=arsenic Arsenic Poisoning - NERVOUS DISTURBANCES]
==External links==
*[http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)]
*[http://www.neuropathy.org Neuropathy Association]
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