Diabetic Neuropathies - Diagnosis
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

A 52-year-old woman with disabling peripheral neuropathy: review of diabetic polyneuropathy.

6 Sep 2009 Ms Q is a 52-year-old woman who has had progressive polyneuropathy in the setting of diabetes for the past 8 years. Ms Q's major disability is that of increasingly severe neuropathic pain and cramps that have been poorly responsive to a variety of ... Read more...

Comparison of nerve conduction studies with diabetic neuropathy symptom score and diabetic neuropathy examination score in type-2 diabetics for detection of sensorimotor polyneuropathy.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To compare the nerve conduction studies in clinically undetectable and detectable sensorimotor polyneuropathy in type 2 diabetics. METHODS: Diagnosed diabetics (n = 60) were divided in two groups. Group 1 (n1 = 30) with clinically ... Read more...

The Semmes Weinstein monofilament examination as a screening tool for diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

28 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate current evidence in the literature on the efficacy of Semmes Weinstein monofilament examination (SWME) in diagnosing diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). METHODS: The PubMed database ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Diabetic Neuropathies - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Clinical reasoning: A 54-year-old woman with hand dysesthesia: many dimensions to a common problem. 4 Oct 2009
• [Consultation with Prof. Dan Ziegler, Düsseldorf. What is the significance of the study data for general practice? (interview by Ulla Satzger)] 8 Sep 2009
• A 52-year-old woman with disabling peripheral neuropathy: review of diabetic polyneuropathy. 6 Sep 2009
• Comparison of nerve conduction studies with diabetic neuropathy symptom score and diabetic neuropathy examination score in type-2 diabetics for detection of sensorimotor polyneuropathy. 30 Aug 2009
• The Semmes Weinstein monofilament examination as a screening tool for diabetic peripheral neuropathy. 28 Jul 2009
• Motor unit number estimate as a predictor of motor dysfunction in an animal model of type 1 diabetes. 12 Jul 2009
• [Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: reflections and drug-rehabilitative treatment] 29 Jun 2009
• Pulse pressure and cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy according to duration of type 1 diabetes. 29 Jun 2009
• Diabetic striatal disease: clinical presentation, neuroimaging, and pathology. 29 Jun 2009
• Are the symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in Nigerian patients objective? An evaluation using the United Kingdom Screening Test (UKST) and Bio-Thesiometry. 30 May 2009
• The use of an isometric handgrip test to show autonomic damage in people with diabetes. 30 May 2009
• Quantitative assessment of posture stability using computerised dynamic posturography in type 2 diabetic patients with neuropathy and its relation to glycaemic control. 30 May 2009
• Demyelinating findings in typical and atypical chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: sensitivity and specificity. 30 May 2009
• [Angiologic diagnostics and prophylaxis of the diabetic foot syndrome] 19 May 2009
• Adolescents with Type 2 diabetes: early indications of focal retinal neuropathy, retinal thinning, and venular dilation. 29 Apr 2009
• Using botulinum toxin to treat diabetic foot pain. 26 Apr 2009
• Relationship between glycated haemoglobin and microvascular complications: is there a natural cut-off point for the diagnosis of diabetes? 20 Apr 2009
• [Hair loss in a diabetic patient. What is the significance of the bare legs?] 14 Apr 2009
• [Progress in therapy for and diagnosis of diabetic neuropathies] 8 Apr 2009
• A novel tool for the assessment of pain: validation in low back pain. 5 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Diabetic Neuropathies'

Definition: Peripheral, autonomic, and cranial nerve disorders that are associated with DIABETES MELLITUS. These conditions usually result from diabetic microvascular injury involving small blood vessels that supply nerves (VASA NERVORUM). Relatively common conditions which may be associated with diabetic neuropathy include third nerve palsy (see OCULOMOTOR NERVE DISEASES); MONONEUROPATHY; mononeuropathy multiplex; diabetic amyotrophy; a painful POLYNEUROPATHY; autonomic neuropathy; and thoracoabdominal neuropathy. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1325)

Descriptor UI: D003929

Alternative terms: Diabetic Neuropathies; Diabetic Neuropathy; Neuropathies, Diabetic; Neuropathy, Diabetic; Diabetic Polyneuropathy; Diabetic Polyneuropathies; Polyneuropathies, Diabetic; Polyneuropathy, Diabetic; Asymmetric Diabetic Proximal Motor Neuropathy; Diabetic Asymmetric Polyneuropathy; Asymmetric Polyneuropathies, Diabetic; Asymmetric Polyneuropathy, Diabetic; Diabetic Asymmetric Polyneuropathies; Polyneuropathies, Diabetic Asymmetric; Polyneuropathy, Diabetic Asymmetric; Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy; Autonomic Neuropathies, Diabetic; Autonomic Neuropathy, Diabetic; Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathies; Neuropathies, Diabetic Autonomic; Neuropathy, Diabetic Autonomic; Symmetric Diabetic Proximal Motor Neuropathy; Diabetic Amyotrophy; Amyotrophies, Diabetic; Amyotrophy, Diabetic; Diabetic Amyotrophies; Diabetic Neuralgia; Diabetic Neuralgias; Neuralgias, Diabetic; Diabetic Neuropathy, Painful; Diabetic Neuropathies, Painful; Neuropathies, Painful Diabetic; Neuropathy, Painful Diabetic; Painful Diabetic Neuropathies; Painful Diabetic Neuropathy; Neuralgia, Diabetic; Diabetic Mononeuropathy; Diabetic Mononeuropathies; Mononeuropathies, Diabetic; Mononeuropathy, Diabetic; Diabetic Mononeuropathy Simplex; Diabetic Mononeuropathy Simplices; Mononeuropathy Simplex, Diabetic; Mononeuropathy Simplices, Diabetic; Simplex, Diabetic Mononeuropathy; Simplices, Diabetic Mononeuropathy;

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Tree Number: C10.668.829.300; C19.246.099.937;

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific neurol dis (IM) but do not coord with PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES for "diabetic peripheral neuropathy"