​Differential diagnosis of causes of Peripheral Neuropathy ( Polyneuropathy)

​Differential diagnosis of causes of Peripheral Neuropathy ( Polyneuropathy) 
-periodic paralysis syndrome 
-poliomyelitis 
-toxic neuropathy 
-diphttheritic neuropathy 
-porphyria 
-chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy 
-Refsum disease ( HMSN type IV)
-Dejerine – Scottas Disease ( HMSN type III)
-Friedrich’s ataxia 
-porphyria 
-Charcot Marie Tooth disease ( hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, HMSN type I and type II
-industrial agents 
-pesticides such as acrylamide, organophosphates, hexacarbon solvents, methyl bromide, carbon disulfide
-drugs such as isoniazid, phenytoin, pyridoxine, nitrofurantoin, vincristine, 
-metals such as lead, mercury, arsenic, thallium 
-temporal giant cell arteritis 
-rheumatoid arthritis 
-polyarteritis nodosa 
-diphtheric neuropathy 
-lyme disease
-HIV / AIDS 
-Hansen’s disease ( leprosy) 
-neuropathy associated with critical illness 
-paraneoplastic syndrome such as lung cancer 
-sarcoidosis 
-hypothyroidism 
-hyperthyroidism 
-cryoglobulinmeia 
-amyloidosis 
-multiple myeloma 
-vitamin B12 deficiency 
-thiamine deficiency 
-uremia 
-alcoholism 
-diabetes mellitus