The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of application of low intensity Millimeter Wave (MW) in treatment of Diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSP). We conducted a randomized sham-controlled single center study in 51 patients with painful DSP diagnosed according to Toronto Clinical Neuropathy Score (TCNS). Patients were randomized to receive either sham or MW treatment ...

PURPOSE An uncommon ulnar nerve schwannoma should not be neglected in a diabetic patient with cubital tunnel syndrome, the second most common cause of entrapment neuropathy. CASE REPORT A 61-year-old woman with a past history of type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with sensorimotor polyneuropathy presented with progressive numbness and weakness of the left ring and little fingers for one yea...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to establish whether multi-nerve testing with a point-of-care nerve conduction device could be used to diagnose diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 72 consecutive patients with diabetes underwent a full neurological examination and a concurrent evaluation for nine standard electrophysiological parameters using conventional nerve cond...

Dear Sir, We determined the frequency of diabetic neuropathy at a tertiary care academic center in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. This hospital serves a population of approximately 3 million. Between January, 1993 and May, 1996, we recruited diabetic patients for a neurophysiological workup from our University Hospital clinics and from local hospitals in the region. Detailed medical re...

Rational treatment of diabetic polyneuropathy depends upon establishing its cause, which is at present unknown. A number of animal models of diabetes have been examined and although abnormalities are detectable in the peripheral nervous system they do not duplicate the degenerative neuropathy encountered in the human. The relevance of these abnormalities is therefore uncertain, although they ma...

Acute effects of alcohol on the peripheral nerves of seven patients with diabetic polyneuropathy and 13 healthy subjects were examined neurophysiologically. Ethanol (1 g/kg) caused a slight increase in skin temperature and motor conduction velocity in both groups. Motor distal latencies decreased in the healthy subjects, but increased among polyneuropathic patients after the consumption of alco...