“…Under this heading, Woltman (1938) discusses tourniquet paralysis, Volkmann's ischaemic neuritis, neuritis associated with infarction of larger vessels, arteriosclerotic and senile polyneuritis, and neuritis associated with periarteritis nodosa. Fetterman and Spitler (1940) refer to trauma, embolism, arteriosclerosis, thromboangiitis obliterans, syphilis, periarteritis nodosa, and polycythaemia vera as causes of vascular disorders of the peripheral nerves.…”