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Diabetic somatic neuropathies.
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION — The neuropathies are among the most common of the long-term complications of diabetes, affecting up to 50% of patients (1–4). Their clinical features vary immensely, and patients may present to a wide spectrum of specialties, from dermatology to podiatry, for example, or from urology to cardiology. Neuropathies are characterized by a progressive loss of nerve fibers, w...
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INTRODUCTION Changes in human behaviour and lifestyle over the last century have resulted in a dramatic increase in the incidence of diabetes worldwide. Neuropathy is a common and costly complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The prevalence of neuropathy is estimated to be about 8% in newly diagnosed patients and greater than 50% in patients with long-standing disease. There are two m...
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340 Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London Vol. 34 No. 4 July/August 2000 The neuropathies of diabetes are common, affecting up to 50% of older patients with type 2 diabetes. They have been the subject of several recent reviews1–3. Only a minority of patients experience neuropathic symptoms, so the absence of symptoms must never be equated with the absence of neuropathy1–3. A care...
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OBJECTIVE Pathophysiology explaining pain in diabetic neuropathy (DN) is still unknown. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Thirty patients with peripheral DN (17 men and 13 women; mean age 52.4 +/- 2.5 years) were investigated. Fifteen patients had neuropathic pain, and 15 patients were free of pain. Patients were followed over 2 years and examined at the beginning and thereafter every 6 months. Cli...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Diabetology International
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2190-1678,2190-1686
DOI: 10.1007/s13340-019-00424-7