Treatment of chronic painful diabetic neuropathy with intravenous lidocaine infusion.

Treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy.

P neuropathy is one of the commonest long term complications of diabetes mellitus which has been reported to be prevalent in 22% of d iabe t i c cohor t . 1 Pa in fu l d iabe t i c neuropathy (PDN) occurs in 6% of the patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and this is most distressing symptom which impairs quality of life.2 Patients seek advice to get relief but unfortunately treatm...

Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

N europathic pain exerts a substantial impact on quality of life, particularly by causing considerable interference in sleep, daily activities, and enjoyment of life. Chronic neuropathic pain is present in 13–26% of diabetic patients (1– 4). In a recent survey from Augsburg, Germany, the prevalence of painful polyneuropathy was found to be 13.3% in diabetic subjects, 8.7% in individuals with im...

Painful diabetic neuropathy.

PDN is commonly caused by involvement of either the C fibres or the Aδ fibres. PDN caused by the involvement of small nerve fibers (C fibres), may present without objective clinical findings, such as decreased peripheral reflexes or abnormalities, on routine electrophysiological studies. Small fiber neuropathies may manifest as a number of different clinical symptoms, including allodynia, burni...

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Intravenous continuous infusion of lidocaine for treatment of equine ileus.

OBJECTIVE To determine if intravenous lidocaine is useful and safe as a treatment for equine ileus. STUDY DESIGN Prospective double-blinded placebo-controlled trial. STUDY POPULATION Horses (n = 32) with a diagnosis of postoperative ileus (POI) or enteritis and that had refluxed >20 L or had been refluxing for >24 hours. METHODS Refluxing horses were administered lidocaine (1.3 mg/kg intr...