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A survey of offloading practices for diabetes‐related plantar neuropathic foot ulcers

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2014
Background Offloading is key to preventing or healing plantar neuropathic foot ulcers in diabetes. Total contact casts or walkers rendered irremovable are recommended in guidelines as first‐line options for offloading, however the use of such devices has
Anita Raspovic, Karl B Landorf
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman, Neehar Parikh, Dan J. Clauw, David A. Williams, Elliot B. Tapper   +4 more
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A smartphone-based tool for screening diabetic neuropathies : a mHealth and 3D printing approach [PDF]

Diabetic neuropathy, a nerve damage associated with diabetes mellitus, can lead to severe disabilities, morbidity, and mortality, if not diagnosed in a timely manner. Diabetic neuropathies represent a huge economic burden and are a growing problem in sub-
Iadanza, Ernesto, Garibizzo , Gianluca, Castaldo, Rossana, Pecchia, Leandro, Piaggio, Davide   +4 more
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Pharmacological mydriasis in patients with type 2 diabetes. A comparative study among different levels of diabetic retinopathy [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
Objective: To analyze the diabetic autonomic neuropathy through the comparison between the pharmacological mydriasis in patients without diabetes and with type 2 diabetes. Methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional, case-control study.
Felipe Bekman Rocha, Nadyr Antonia Damasceno, Luziane Herzog de Azeredo Ramalho, Adroaldo de Alencar Costa Filho, Marcio Penha Morterá Rodrigues, Maria Luiza Gois da Fonseca, Raphael Boechat, Rubens Antunes da Cruz Filho, Eduardo de França Damasceno   +8 more
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Diffusion Spectrum Imaging Maps Early Axonal Loss and a Unique Progressive Signal in Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To delineate specific in vivo white matter pathology in neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) using diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI) and define its clinical relevance. Methods DSI was performed on 42 NIID patients and 38 matched controls.
Kaiyan Jiang, Yixiu Pei, Xiaobao Hu, Ying Xiong, Fang Wang, Yanyan Yu, Min Zhu, Dandan Tan, Meihong Zhou, Daojun Hong, Fuqing Zhou   +10 more
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Vitamin B12 and diabetic neuropathies

Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin, cobalamin) is an essential cofactor in two important biochemical pathways: methylmalonic acid metabolism and methionine synthesis from homocysteine.
V.A. Serhiyenko, M.-Y. Markevych, V.B. Sehin, A.A. Serhiyenko   +3 more
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Total antioxidant blood capacity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and distal symmetrical polyneuropathy [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2008
Background/Aim. Reduced systemic antioxidant defense is considered to play an important mediating role in pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy. The aim of this study was to evaluate if the total antioxidant blood capacity (TAC) is reduced in patients with
Đorđević Gordana, Đurić Stojanka, Apostolski Slobodan, Đorđević Vidosava, Živković Miroslava   +4 more
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Nerve Ultrasound Score in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

Medicina, 2023
Background and Objectives: Studies have suggested that, by applying certain nerve ultrasound scores, demyelinating and axonal polyneuropathies can be differentiated.
Cheng-Yin Tan, Mohd Azly Yahya, Khean-Jin Goh, Nortina Shahrizaila   +3 more
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GAD65 Antibody ELISA With Extended Reportable Range: Validation and Guidance for Neurological Practice

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To (1) validate GAD65‐ELISA detection and quantification for type 1 diabetes mellitus and autoimmune neurological diagnoses, (2) correlate ELISA results (reference range < 5 IU/mL) with established radioimmunoprecipitation assay (RIA; ≤ 0.02 nmol/L), and (3) define ELISA clinical utility and pitfalls.
Andrew McKeon, Dana Olofson, Diana Anissian, Divyanshu Dubey, Eoin P. Flanagan, Max C. Herman, Sarosh R. Irani, Daniel H. Lachance, Maria A. Willrich, Sean Pittock, John R. Mills, Anastasia Zekeridou   +11 more
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Foot function and strength of patients with diabetes grouped by ulcer risk classification (IWGDF)

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2019
Background The stratification system from the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) was used to classify the participants as to the ulcer risk.
Jane S. S. P. Ferreira, João P. Panighel, Érica Q. Silva, Renan L. Monteiro, Ronaldo H. Cruvinel Júnior, Isabel C. N. Sacco   +5 more
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