PMID: 15376704Sep 21, 2004Paper

Diabetic Neuropathy. Diagnosis and Treatment in the Physician's Office

MMW Fortschritte der Medizin
D Claus

Abstract

The most common form of diabetic neuropathy is the distal symmetrical sensorimotor variety. It is all the more likely to develop, the longer diabetes mellitus has been clinically manifest. Clinical signs of this neuropathy include the loss of the Achilles tendon reflex, sensory disorders beginning distally, distal muscle paresis and such signs of autonomic nerve involvement as erectile disorders, disordered bladder emptying, diaphoretic disorders or orthostatic hypotension. The diagnostic work-up should also include a number of laboratory investigations to exclude other causes of neuropathy. The basis of treatment is the earliest detection of diabetes mellitus and the establishment of normoglycemia. The individual manifestations are treated symptomatically. For the treatment of pain, it may become necessary to apply opioids if antidepressants and anticonvulsants fail to prove effective.

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