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Rad Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Medical sciences : Medical Sciences, No. 504=33, 2009.

Review article

Painful diabetic polyneuropathy

Ante Jurjević ; Department of neurology, Clinical hospital center Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia

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Abstract

Diabetic polyneuropathy represents mostly symmetrical damage of the peripheral nerves associated with diabetes mellitus. Clinical picture depends on the duration of diabetes, glucose blood level and insulin use. Distal symmetric polyneuropathy is the most common neuropathy of diabetes. It presents with sensory symptoms, paresthesiae and fingers pain in the hands and legs. Isolated forms of DPN are asymmetrical (focal or multifocal) and autoimmune form.

Keywords

diabetic polyneuropathy; treatement

Hrčak ID:

42385

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/42385

Publication date:

20.10.2009.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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