Diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy

Table 1 Causes of peripheral neuropathy according to studies in Norway and the Netherlands

	Norway [5]	Netherlands [1]	USA [6]
Number of patients:	226	743	231
Idiopathic axonal^b	28%	26%	12%
Diabetic	18%	32%	46%
Toxic (alcohol, drugs chemotherapy etc.)	10%	14%	13%
Inflammatory / Immune-mediated	16%	9%	8%
Hereditary	14%	5%	7%
Vasculitic, amyloid neuropathy, sarcoid, connective tissue disease	^a	5%	1%
Uremic, thyroid dysfunction	^a	4%	3%
Vitamin B12 deficiency	4%	3%	1%
Others (i.e. idiopathic small fiber neuropathy^b)	10%	2%

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