see also: [[Weakness]], [[peripheral nerve disorders]]
| Central | peripheral |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| space-occupying lesion | myocardial ischaemia |
| [[Stroke\|CVA]] | peripheral neuropathy (DM, EtOH, B12/thiamine def |
| [[Headache\|migraine]] | syringomyelia (spinothalamic tract damage) |
| [[Multiple Sclerosis]] | cervical/thoracic nerve root lesion (C5 -T2 posterior root lesions (eg spondylosis or herniated disk |
| | brachial plexus lesion (saturday night palsy |
| | thoracic outlet syndrome (or thoracic aortic aneurysm) |
| | MS |
| | peripheral vascular disease |
| | lyme disease |
| | leprosy |
| | chemotherapy or HAART |
| | *sensory neuronopathies* (dorsal root ganglionopathies) -- eg HSV or [[Herpes zoster\|Shingles]], paraneoplastic, primary biliary cirrhosis, Sjogren's , toxin-induced (pyridoxine/[B6](https://theconversation.com/too-much-vitamin-b6-can-be-toxic-3-symptoms-to-watch-out-for-260400), mercury, platinum, [[Lead]] |