Diabetic Neuropathies: Update on Definitions, Diagnostic Criteria, Estimation of Severity, and Treatments

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Authors

Solomon Tesfaye · Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Andrew J.M. Boulton · University of Manchester

Peter James Dyck · Mayo Clinic

Roy Freeman · Harvard University

Michael Horowitz · University of Adelaide

Péter Kempler · Semmelweis University

Giuseppe Lauria ·

Abstract

Preceding the joint meeting of the 19th annual Diabetic Neuropathy Study Group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (NEURODIAB) and the 8th International Symposium on Diabetic Neuropathy in Toronto, Canada, 13-18 October 2009, expert panels were convened to provide updates on classification, definitions, diagnostic criteria, and treatments of diabetic peripheral neuropathies (DPNs), autonomic neuropathy, painful DPNs, and structural alterations in DPNs.

Topics & Keywords

Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Care

Volume 33, Issue 10, pp. 2285-2293

DOI: 10.2337/dc10-1303

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