Causes of acute severe generalised peripheral neuropathy
Cause
Predominantly motor
Mixed
Predominantly sensory
Guillain-Barré syndrome
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Vasculitis
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Diabetes mellitus
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Drugs
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Porphyria
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Diphtheria
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Paraneoplastic neuropathy
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Acute idiopathic sensory neuronopathy
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Critical illness
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For example, nitrofurantoin, vincristine, cisplatin, and reverse transcriptase inhibitors.
