Symptoms - Peripheral Neuropathy

Your nervous system is divided into two broad categories. Your central nervous system consists of your brain and spinal cord. All the other nerves in your body are part of your peripheral nervous system, which includes:

Sensory nerves to receive feelings such as heat, pain or touch
Motor nerves that control how your muscles move
Autonomic nerves that control such automatic functions as blood pressure, heart rate, digestion and bladder function
Most commonly, peripheral neuropathy begins in the longest nerves â€” the ones that reach to your toes. Specific symptoms vary, depending on which types of nerves are affected. Signs and symptoms may include:

Gradual onset of numbness and tingling in your feet or hands, which may spread upwards into your legs and arms

Burning pain

Sharp, jabbing or electric-like pain

Extreme sensitivity to touch, even light touch

Lack of coordination

Muscle weakness or paralysis if motor nerves are affected

Bowel or bladder problems if autonomic nerves are affected