Diabetic Neuropathy Dr.vahideh sadra

Diabetic Neuropathy

Dr.vahideh sadra endocrinologist                                                    
  tabriz university of medical science

Diabetic polyneuropathy is the most common neuropathy in the Western world

• -Diabetic neuropathies are the most prevalent chronic complications of diabetes.
• -This heterogeneous group of conditions affects                             different parts of the nervous system and presents with                     diverse clinical manifestations.

-They are among the most common long-term     complications of diabetes and are a significant source of morbidity and mortality.

“the presence of symptoms and/or signs of peripheral nerve dysfunction in people with diabetes after the exclusion of other causes

The importance of excluding nondiabetic causes was emphasized in the Rochester Diabetic Neuropathy Study, in which up to

10% of peripheral neuropathy in diabetic patients was deemed to be of nondiabetic cause.