Neuropathy (disambiguation)

Neuropathy may refer to:

Peripheral neuropathy, a condition affecting the nerves of the peripheral nervous system
Cranial neuropathy, any condition affecting cranial nerves
- Auditory neuropathy, any condition affecting the auditory nerve
- Optic neuropathy, any condition affecting the optic nerve (including "Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy")
Diabetic neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy due to diabetes mellitus
Familial amyloid neuropathies, a rare group of autosomal dominant neuropathies of autonomic (and sometimes also sensory or motor) nerves
Giant axonal neuropathy, a rare neurological disorder that causes disorganization of neurofilaments
Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy (HNPP), a peripheral neuropathy that affects the sensory and muscle nerves
Neuropathy, ataxia, and retinitis pigmentosa (NARP), a condition that causes a variety of signs and symptoms chiefly affecting the nervous system
Neuropathy target esterase, a protein (enzyme) that catalyzes (increases the rates of) chemical reactions
Organophosphate-induced delayed neuropathy, a neuropathy caused by killing of neurons in the central nervous system, especially in the spinal cord, as a result of acute or chronic organophosphate poisoning
Polyneuropathy, a neurological disorder that occurs when many peripheral nerves throughout the body malfunction simultaneously

Neuropathy contrasts with terms describing problems in other parts of the nervous system such as:

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