Prevalence of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy among patients suffering from diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia

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Authors

Mohamed Reda Halawa · Ain Shams University Hospital

Abdullah Karawagh · King Abdulaziz Medical City

Anwar Z. Zeidan · Alexandria University

Alaa-El-Dine H. Mahmoud · Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies

Medhat Sakr · Jeddah University

Ahmed Hegazy · Jeddah University

on behalf of the painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy study group

Abstract

In patients with reduced pain intensity DN4 has not been directly compared with other tools to measure neuropathic pain; however, using the DN4 in this study 65.3% of adult outpatients with type 1 and 2 diabetes in Saudi Arabia were found to have painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy; far higher than anticipated.

Topics & Keywords

Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volume 26, Issue 2, pp. 337-343

DOI: 10.1185/03007990903471940

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