Foot complications are a well known factor which contribute to the morbidity of diabetes and increases the chance of amputation. A total of 126 consecutive diabetic patients were evaluated by diabetic foot screening. Forty-one patients showed an impaired protective sense when tested with Semmes-Weinstein monofilament 5.07 (10 g), and 92% of them showed peripheral polyneuropathy in nerve conduct...

UNLABELLED Diabetic polyneuropathy can be confirmed by nerve conduction studies. The data can be analyzed in the form of a combined index instead of individual parameters. METHODS The combined index included five parameters of nerve conduction studies commonly used for evaluation of polyneuropathies. We evaluated sensitivity in 100 diabetic patients with suspected polyneuropathy, and specific...

The term diabetic polyneuropathy is probably the one you will encounter most frequently during your medical studies. What are the most common causes of polyneuropathy? Which are hereditary, and which are acquired? How are they diagnosed and what types of therapy are available? The following article will provide you with answers to all of these questions. It has been prepared with the medical ex...

In a double-blind, randomized, controlled study, the effectiveness of treatment with a combination of Benfotiamine (an Allithiamine, a lipid-soluble derivative of vitamin B1 with high bioavailability) plus vitamin B6/B12 on objective parameters of neuropathy was studied over a period of 12 weeks on 24 diabetic patients with diabetic polyneuropathy. The results showed a significant improvement (...

Diabetes has become one of the largest global health-care problems of the 21 century. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the population prevalence of diabetes in the US is approaching 10% and is increasing by 5% each year. Diabetic neuropathy is the most common complication associated with diabetes mellitus. Diabetes causes a broad spectrum of neuropathic complications...

The term diabetic polyneuropathy is probably the one you will encounter most frequently during your medical studies. What are the most common causes of polyneuropathy? Which are hereditary, and which are acquired? How are they diagnosed and what types of therapy are available? The following article will provide you with answers to all of these questions. It has been prepared with the medical ex...

OBJECTIVE This study was performed to identify the relationship between the quality of life and polyneuropathy which is one of the complications of diabetes. METHODS Total 111 patients with diabetes mellitus were taken into the study as type 1 and type 2. Patients were accepted having polyneuropathy according to their electroneuromyography (ENMG) results. To evaluate the quality of life in th...

Magnetic resonance neurography is a technique that complements clinical and electrophysiological study of the peripheral nerves and brachial and lumbosacral plexuses. Numerous focal processes (inflammatory, traumatic, primary tumors, secondary tumors) and diffuse processes (diabetic polyneuropathy, chronic idiopathic demyelinating polyneuropathy due to amyloidosis or Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease...

The term diabetic polyneuropathy is probably the one you will encounter most frequently during your medical studies. What are the most common causes of polyneuropathy? Which are hereditary, and which are acquired? How are they diagnosed and what types of therapy are available? The following article will provide you with answers to all of these questions. It has been prepared with the medical ex...