Diabetic Neuropathies: Update on Definitions, Diagnostic Criteria, Estimation of Severity, and Treatments

Diabetic polyneuropathies: update on research definition, diagnostic criteria and estimation of severity.

Prior to a joint meeting of the Neurodiab Association and International Symposium on Diabetic Neuropathy held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 13-18 October 2009, Solomon Tesfaye, Sheffield, UK, convened a panel of neuromuscular experts to provide an update on polyneuropathies associated with diabetes (Toronto Consensus Panels on DPNs, 2009). Herein, we provide definitions of typical and atypical d...

Management of diabetic neuropathy.

Diabetes mellitus is the commonest cause of neuropathy worldwide. Diabetic neuropathy (DN) develops in about 4-10% of diabetic patients after 5 years and in 15% after 20 years. Four main mechanisms have been postulated to underlie the pathogenesis of DN. Diabetic neuropathy can be divided into symmetrical and asymmetrical neuropathies. Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy (DAN) parallels the severity ...

Neonatal Sepsis: An Update

Sepsis is the most common cause of neonatal mortality. As per National Neonatal-Perinatal Database (NNPD), 2002-2003, the incidence of neonatal sepsis in India was 30 per 1000 live births. Signs and symptoms of sepsis are nonspecific; therefore empirical antimicrobial therapy is promptly initiated after obtaining appropriate cultures. The early manifestations of neonatal sepsis are vague and il...

Significance of Gingival Crevicular Blood as an Innovative, Intraoral Diagnostic Tool for Estimation of Random Blood Glucose, Hba1c and C-Reactive Protein Levels in Undiagnosed Diabetic Population- A Systematic Review

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a complex metabolic disorder characterized by chronic hyperglycemia. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is undiagnosed in approximately half of the patients actually suffering fromdisease. In addition, the prevalence of DM is more than twice as high in patients with periodontitis when compared to periodontally healthy subjects. Periodontitis is the sixth most common complication o...

Diabetic Retinopathy – An Update on Pathophysiology, Classification, Investigation and Treatment