Sensory manifestations of diabetic neuropathies: Anatomical and clinical correlations

Conclusions: Diabetic neuropathies can involve any segment of peripheral nerves from nerve roots to the nerve endings giving different patterns of abnormal sensation. It is the involvement of small fibers that causes positive sensory symptoms like pain early during the course of disease, bringing subjects to physician’s care. Clinical Relevance This article emphasizes on the fact that diabetic neuropathies are not a single entity. They are rather different varieties of conditions with more or less separate pathophysiological mechanisms and anatomical localization. Clinicians should keep this in mind when assessing patients with diabetes on the first visit or follow-up.
Source: Prosthetics and Orthotics International - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Literature Reviews Source Type: research