conclusions both tens and prf lumbar sympathectomy are promising pain relief treatments for painful dnp. however, prf lumbar sympathectomy seems to have a superior efficacy. further studies with a larger sample size and a longer follow-up period are needed. background painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (dpn) is a long-term complication of type 1 and type 2 diabetes that majorly impacts qual...

background: infants of diabetic mothers (idm) is a critical issue in pediatrics, which is regarded as a major risk factor for birth trauma, respiratory distress syndrome (rds), birth asphyxia, transient tachypnea of the newborn (ttn) and jaundice. idm is also a risk factor for microvascular (e.g., ocular and renal complications) and macrovascular complications (e.g., cerebrovascular accident, a...

purpose : chlamydia pneumonia is a known endothelial pathogen in several vascular diseases including atherosclerosis, age-related macular degeneration and non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. diabetic retinopathy is a retinal vascular disease that may similarly be affected. we serologically investigated the presence of c. pneumonia infection in patients with proliferative diabetic ...

background in order to detect nephropathy, measurement of total (24 hrs) urinary albumin or albumin/creatinin ratio in random urine samples is being recommended. but methods of albumin measurement are not available in all laboratories and also cost about 6 times more than that of urinary total protein measurement. objectives this study was performed to determine appropriate cut off point in 24 ...

objectives: to evaluate the effect of two simultaneous protocols in reducing recovery time and assessment of adverse effects of different fluid replacement therapy in management of diabetic ketoacidosis. materials and methods: in this randomized clinical trial study, two standard protocols were chosen to evaluate recovery time and incidence of dka complications. results: 18 subjects who had sev...

conclusions cu, zn and cr play a specific role in the pathophysiology of diabetic nephropathy. meanwhile in these patients, low serum levels of cu, zn and cr were not associated with factors such as drinking water. possible causes should be sought in other factors like urine, intervention factors in absorption and utilization and individual conditions. results mean ± sd levels of zn, cu and cr ...

the search for indigenous natural antidiabetic agents is still ongoing. securigera securidaca seeds are reputed in folk medicine for their value as an antidiabetic remedy, so the present study was carried out to investigate the hypoglycemic efficacy in both normal and streptozotocine (stz)-induced diabetic rats. hydroalcoholic extract of the seeds were administered orally with doses of 200, 400...

objectives due to the known anti-oxidant and anti-diabetic effects of origanum majorana (om), this study was conducted to survey its effects on oxidative stress and histopathology of renal tissue among diabetic rats. materials and methods in this experimental investigation, 32 male rats, weighing 200 - 250 g, were divided into four groups: 1: control, 2: control receiving treatment with om, 3: ...

objective(s):painful diabetic neuropathy is associated with hyperexcitability and hyperactivity of spinal cord neurons. however, its underlying pathophysiological mechanisms have not been fully clarified. induction of excitatory/inhibitory neurotransmission imbalance at the spinal cord seems to account for the abnormal neuronal activity in diabetes. protective properties of neurosteroids have b...

objective(s) oxidative stress plays an important role in diabetic nephropathy pathogenesis. rosmarinic acid, a plant phenolic compound, was first used as an antioxidant agent for inhibition of diabetic nephropathy. material and methods forty male rats were uninephrectomized from the left flank.the rats were divided in four groups randomly; group one as control, group two diabetic untreatment, g...