Means inflammatory or degenerative process affecting peripheral or cranial nerves leading to sensorimotor and /or autonomic functions.
Terminology
Mononeuropathy: single affected nerve.
Mononeuritis multiplex: more than one nerve is affected in one limb.
Polyneuropathy: affection of peripheral nerves in the four limbs.
Specific types of Neuropathy
Hereditary Neuropathy
Gillian Barre syndrome
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating sensorimotor polyneuropathy (CIDP)
Diabetic Neuropathy
Neuropathy due to Vitamin deficiency (vitamin B1-B6-B12-E deficiency
Neuropathy associated with infection