- Metabolske
- Diabetes, hypothyreose, alkoholisme, amyloidose, beri beri, pellagra, uremi
- Infeksiøse/inflammatoriske
- Toksiner
- Arsenikk, thallium, acrylamid, clioquinol, dinitrophenol, ethylen oksy, pentaklorofenol, alkohol
- Medikamenter
- Antiretrovirale, vincristine, cisplatin, oxaliplatin, disulfiram, ethambutol, isoniazid, nitrofurantoin, thalidomid, methylthiouracil, vincristine, kloramfenikol, metronidazol, taxoider, gull
- Hereditære
- Andre
- tynnfibernevropatier, erytromelalgi, kuldeskade


