The signs and symptoms of<unk>  and neuropathy vary as a result of the types of individual and/or nerve areas affected. There are three types of nerve damage, including: "motor nerve damage, sensory nerve damage, and autonomic nerve damage". These sensory, motor and autonomic fibres which make up<unk>  nerves have specific functions, which means that their involvement in neuropathic disorders can lead to “diverse symptoms, signs and electrodiagnostic (EDx) features”, and a focus on such symptoms can be valuable in understanding and diagnosing varied cases of<unk>  neuropathy and<unk> . Motor nerve damage This is usually correlated with muscle weakness, “other symptoms include painful cramps, fasciculations (uncontrolled muscle twitching visible under the skin) and muscle shrinking”. Motor symptoms can usually be aided through "mechanical aids" such as hand or foot braces, orthopaedic shoes, splints, and in more severe cases procedures such as tendon transfers or bone fusions can take place. All of these aids and procedures can reduce physical disability, pain, pressured or compressed nerves and weaknesses. Sensory nerve damage This is a broader category as sensory nerves have a broader function range, and therefore there are deviations in symptoms: * “Damage to large sensory fibres harms the ability to feel vibrations and touch, especially in the hands and feet”, in some cases this may cause the individual to experience a similar feeling to wearing gloves and stockings. Sensory nerve damage may aid in the decline of reflexes, furthermore the ability to coordinate complex movements may be affected. For example: walking, balance and doing or undoing zippers and buttons. * “Small-fibre polyneuropathy can interfere with the ability to feel pain or changes in temperature”. For some individuals, neuropathic pain can be more prominent at night, which makes it harder to sleep and thus rest and recovery in order to rehabilitate nerve damage can be difficult. This may be a result of spontaneous stimulation in pain receptors or difficulties with signal processing, therefore resulting in light touches that are normally experienced as painless, to cause severe pain. In order to assist and improve in sensory nerve damage, which can be difficult to maintain without medication, some patients adopt behavioural strategies in order to manage chronic pain, along with emotional discrepancies that may follow the nerve injury (national institute of neurological disorders). Autonomic nerve damage This “affects the axons in small-fibre neuropathies”. Excess sweating, heat intolerance, unstable blood pressure, and gastrointestinal abnormalities are all symptoms that can be linked to autonomic nerve damage. Some<unk>  neuropathic and mono-neuropathic disorders that stem from autonomic nerve damage include: "diabetes... Guillain-Barre syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, meralgia paresthetica...and complex regional pain syndrome". To improve autonomic nerve damage symptoms, patients can use complementary methods as well as medical management and medication. These methods can include therapies such as acupuncture, massages, herbal medications and much more.
Peripheral mononeuropathy
Polyneuropathy
Tropical neuropathy
Vasculitic neuropathy
Diabetic neuropathy
Polyradiculoneuropathy
Small fiber peripheral neuropathy
Giant axonal neuropathy