Question

Peripheral neuropathy has a variety of causes. Worldwide, the most common cause is leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease. Would you expect peripheral neuropathy to cause damage to tracts or to nerves? Why?

Sensory tracts are damaged in the central nervous system leading to widespread peripheral effects.

Nerves and tracts are both affected because they are all connected, which is how the bacterial infection spreads in the body.

Motor tracts are damaged in the central nervous system, leading to muscle paralysis.

Nerves are damaged in the periphery as a result of a bacterial infection.

Answer 1

Yes, peripheral neuropathy can affect nerves of body and tracts.

In peripheral neuropathy, the peripheral nerves gets affected. If the causative factors are microbes like bacteria, then these bacterias have ability to spread through network of nerves.

A retrograde spread of infection can cause the infection to travel from the peripheral nervous system to the Central nervous system because both are connected at various levels. And once the damage is done to Central nervous system , it can affect various nerves and tracts of body.