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Diabetes and the nervous system / series editors, Michael J. Aminoff [and four others] ; contributors, U. Alam [and seventy others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Handbook of clinical neurology ; Volume 126.
- Handbook of Clinical Neurology ; Volume 126
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Diabetes.
- Nervous system.
- Diabetic neuropathies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (634 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is a unique compilation, by experts worldwide, addressing how diabetes impacts the nervous system. For example, diabetic polyneuropathy, a disorder more common than MS, Parkinson's disease, and ALS combined, is a major source of disability to diabetic persons worldwide. This book addresses diabetic polyneuropathy and how diabetes alters other parts of the nervous system. * Offers a unique emphasis on the neurological manifestations of diabetes * Provides thorough coverage of the clinical, experimental, mechanistic, therapeutic, peripheral, and central aspects of diabetic neuropathy
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Diabetes and the Nervous System; Copyright; Handbook of Clinical Neurology 3rd Series; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Contents; Section 1: Clinical Impact of Diabetes on the Nervous System; Chapter 1: Epidemiology of Polyneuropathy in Diabetes and Prediabetes; Introduction; Clinical Impact of Diabetic Distal Symmetric Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy; Testing for Peripheral Neuropathy; Painful Neuropathy; Population Selection; Prevalence in Diabetes; Prevalence in Prediabetes; Impaired Fasting Glucose or Impaired Glucose Tolerance to Diagnose Prediabetes?
- Neuropathy in People With PrediabetesIncidence and Natural History of diabetic Polyneuropathy; Etiologic Factors Related to diabetic Neuropathy; Hyperglycemia; Role of Intensive Diabetes Therapy in Prevention and Progression of Diabetic Neuropathy; Diabetes Duration; Age; Height; Hypoinsulinemia; Cardiovascular Risk Factors; Hypertension; Lipids; Obesity; Smoking; Alcohol Consumption; Depression; Genetic Factors; Conclusions; Chapter 2: Clinical Features of Diabetic Polyneuropathy; Early Studies of the Clinical Features of Diabetic Polyneuropathy; Symptoms of Diabetic Polyneuropathy
- Clinical Signs of Diabetic PolyneuropathyAbbreviated Forms of Assessment; Subtypes of Diabetic Polyneuropathy; Distinguishing Diabetic Polyneuropathy From Other Polyneuropathies; Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Focal and Entrapment Neuropathies; Introduction; Cranial Mononeuropathies; Oculomotor, Trochlear, and Abducens Neuropathies; Anatomy and Pathophysiology; Literature and Epidemiology; Clinical Presentation; Laboratory/radiology Findings; Differential Diagnosis; Management and Prognosis; Facial Neuropathy; Anatomy and Pathophysiology; Literature and Epidemiology
- Clinical PresentationLaboratory/radiology Findings; Differential Diagnosis; Management and Prognosis; Malignant Cranial Nerve Syndromes; Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis; Malignant Otitis Externa; Other Cranial Nerve Syndromes; Upper Limb Mononeuropathies; Median Neuropathies: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Anatomy and Pathophysiology; Literature and Epidemiology; Clinical Presentation/differential Diagnosis; Laboratory/radiology Findings; Management; Ulnar Neuropathies: Ulnar Neuropathy At the elbow; Other Upper Limb Mononeuropathies; Truncal Mononeuropathies; Thoracic Monoradiculopathy
- Phrenic MononeuropathyLower Limb Mononeuropathies; Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Neuropathy; Fibular (peroneal) Mononeuropathy; Other Lower Limb Mononeuropathies; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Diabetic Radiculoplexus Neuropathies; Introduction; Clinical Features of the Diabetic Radiculoplexus Neuropathies; Epidemiology; Etiology and Pathogenesis; Treatment; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: Clinical Aspects; Introduction; Epidemiology of Painful Diabetic neuropathy; Pathogenesis of Neuropathic pain; Early Diagnosis and Intervention in Painful Neuropathy
- Symptoms and Signs of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
- Notes:
- "3rd Series."
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 8, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 0-444-63541-6
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