Statin Neuropathy Masquerading as Diabetic Autoimmune Polyneuropathy
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Clinical diagnosis of diabetic polyneuropathy with the diabetic neuropathy symptom and diabetic neuropathy examination scores.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the discriminative power of the Diabetic Neuropathy Symptom (DNS) and Diabetic Neuropathy Examination (DNE) scores for diagnosing diabetic polyneuropathy (PNP), as well as their relation with cardiovascular autonomic function testing (cAFT) and electro-diagnostic studies (EDS). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Three groups (matched for age and sex) were selected: 24 diabetic ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes Care
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0149-5992,1935-5548
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.28.8.2082