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What are the Risk Factors that can Cause Neuropathy Nerve Damage

Neuropathic Pain and other symptoms can be caused by:

Accidents and falls where nerves get damaged.
Alcoholism
Amyloidosis (metabolic disorder)
Autoimmune disorders
Bariatric Surgery (see: Nutrition key to preventing neuropathy after bariatric surgery )
B12 Deficiency
Bell's Palsy
Cancer
Cancer treatments
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Celiac Disease
Charco Marie-Tooth disease
Post Chemotherapy Treatment (See Chemo-Induced Side effects for other side effects)) See Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Cholesterol lowering drugs such as Lipitor. These block cholesterol which the nerves are made of.
Chronic kidney failure
Compression of nerves (called compression neuropathy)
Connective tissue disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, sarcoidosis)
Crohn's Disease
Cryoglobulinemia (which literally means "cold antibody in the blood")
Denture Cream use.
Diabetes mellitus - due to high blood sugar damaging the nerves
Diet
Foods that are toxic
Guillain-Barré Syndrome / Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (AIDP)
Hepititis B - Infections
Hepititis C - Infections
Hereditary
Herniated disc
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
HIV/AIDS - Infection
Hormonal imbalances
Inflammation - Inflammatory Neuropathy caused by infections bacterial or virus.
Infectious disease (e.g., HIV/AIDS - some medications for HIV, hepatitis B, leprosy)
Inherited
Kidney Disease
Leprosy Infection
Liver failure
Lumbar Back Surgery
Lupus - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lyme Disease - Infection
Medications have a side effect of neuropathy - Lyrica, Cymbalta, Duloxetine hydrochloride, Pregabalin, and more. See Neuropathy as a Side Effect)
Metformin Use (see Vitamin B12 Deficiency and Metformin Usage Trigger Peripheral Neuropathy) or this article Metformin May Cause Low B12, Nerve damage - Diabetes Drug Linked To Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Nerve Injury
Monoclonal Gammopathy
MSG
Multiple Sclerosis
Multifocal Motor Neuropathy (MNN)
POEMS - syndrome is a rare multisystem disorder caused by the improper growth of bone marrow cells, resulting in an abnormal accumulation of proteins (immunoglobulin) in tissues and organs
Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN)
Radiation Treatment
Radiculopathy
Repetitive Stress
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Riding Accidents - Horse falling on rider and damaging nerves
Sarcoidosis
Shingles
Sjögren's Syndrome - Inflammatory
Surgeries that damage a nerve
Swollen blood vessels
Surgeries that damage a nerve
Systemic Disease
Toxins
Trapped, pinched or compressed nerves - entrapment neuropathy
Trauma
Tumors
Vascular Disease
Vasculitis
Viral Infection
Vitamin deficiencies (e.g., pernicious anemia, B12 deficiency, etc.)
Zinc induced copper deficiency (denture adhesive creams
Zicam ? See http://www.snopes.com/medical/drugs/zicam.asp )

For more detailed information about the causes of Neuropathy go here http://www.neuropathy-treatment.info/causes-of-neuropathy.htm

For information about the nerve damage, what it is, why the symptoms, and what to do about it. See Neuropathy

Quote About Chronic Neuropathy & its cause:

ScienceDaily (June 29, 2009) "Multiple sclerosis, diabetic neuropathy, and other conditions caused by a loss of myelin insulation around nerves can be debilitating and even deadly, but adequate treatments do not yet exist."

For an adequate treatment see Nerve Support Formula

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