Diabetic Neuropathies: Update on Definitions, Diagnostic Criteria, Estimation of Severity, and Treatments
Solomon Tesfaye, Andrew J.M. Boulton, Peter James Dyck, Roy Freeman, Michael Horowitz, Péter Kempler, Giuseppe Lauria, Rayaz A. Malik, Vincenza Spallone, Aaron I. Vinik, Luciano Bernardi, Paul Valensi, on behalf of the Toronto Diabetic Neuropathy Expert Group
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.
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MedicineDiabetes mellitusPeripheral neuropathyDiabetic neuropathyMEDLINEIntensive care medicinePhysical therapyFamily medicineEndocrinologyLawPolitical sciencePain Mechanisms and TreatmentsHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders