Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Presentations, Mechanisms, and Exercise Therapy
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Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Presentations, Mechanisms, and Exercise Therapy
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a frequent complication of diabetes and a major cause of morbidity and increased mortality. It is typically characterized by significant deficits in tactile sensitivity, vibration sense, lower-limb proprioception, and kinesthesia. Painful diabetic neuropathy (P-DPN) is a common phenotype of DPN that affects up to one-third of the general diabetic populati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Diabetes & Metabolism
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2155-6156
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6156.s10-005