Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A systematic review of Nigerian patients
Diabetes mellitus is associated with microvascular and macrovascular complications. Diabetic neuropathy is the most common long-term complication of diabetes.
Taoreed Azeez +2 more
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Background: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy remains asymptomatic until the late stages. Hence, a need exists for a reliable and sensitive biomarker for the early diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Sangeetha Kandasamy +3 more
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Peripheral Neuropathy and "Borderline" Diabetes [PDF]
There is a clear association between sensory polyneuropathy and overt diabetes mellitus. The incidence of neuropathy increases with duration of diabetes; ultimately, up to 50% of patients are affected.[1][1][,2][2] Improved glycemic control has been shown to prevent and delay progression of ...
Neil R, Holland, Calin I, Prodan
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERUM CALPROTECTIN AND PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY IN A SAMPLE OF EGYPTIAN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS [PDF]
Background: Plasma calprotectin is a persistent biomarker of insulin resistance (IR), gastroenteritis, and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Elevated plasma levels of calprotectin have been reported in a variety of chronic inflammatory conditions.
Ahmed Bahaa El Din +4 more
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Updates in diabetic peripheral neuropathy [PDF]
Diabetes has become one of the largest global health-care problems of the 21 st 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.
Juster-Switlyk, Kelsey, Smith, A. Gordon
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Potential predictive biomarker for diabetic peripheral neuropathy: serum neuron-specific enolase
The early stages of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) are symptomless. A reliable dependable and sensitive biomarker is needed for the purpose of early identification of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Majeed Islam Fareed +3 more
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Diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy in the practice of a primary care physician
Diabetic peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy is one of the most common complications of diabetes mellitus. Diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy consists of symptom assessment and clinical neurologic examination using quantitative tests to assess ...
E. Yu. Komelyagina, M. B. Antsiferov
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain
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 +4 more
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Clinical Significance of the Presence of Autonomic and Vestibular Dysfunction in Diabetic Patients with Peripheral Neuropathy [PDF]
BackgroundWe investigated the prevalence of diabetic autonomic neuropathy (DAN) and vestibular dysfunction (VD) in diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy.MethodsThirty-five diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy were enrolled from August 2008
Soo Kyoung Kim +10 more
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Screening for diabetic peripheral neuropathy in resource-limited settings
Background Diabetic neuropathy is the most common microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus and a major risk factor for diabetes-related lower-extremity complications.
Ken Munene Nkonge +2 more
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