ABSTRACT:
Peripheral neuropathy is caused either by diseases or trauma to the nerve or the side effects of systemic illness or due to the neurotoxicity and due to some drugs as a side effect. Owing to peripheral neuropathy, patients suffer from neuropathic pain. In this review author strive to gathered succinct literature on diversified therapeutic agents used for the treatment of neuropathic pain, with and without clinically proven efficacy for the nerve repair. Some herbal remedies also claimed to have the nerve repair properties with a little significant data. Many synthetic agents like methylcobalamin, thiamine many anti-convulsant, neuromuscular blocking agents, are being used for treating pain. The remedies like Vitamin D, B vitamins, vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, St. John’s Wort, fish oil, Cannabinoids, Opioids, etc. Controlling the underlying disease process and treating troublesome symptoms are the basic goals of the treatment. This review explains how to revive the neuropathy symptoms, diagnostic approaches, and the conventional as well as alternative approaches for the treatment.