ALLMedicine™ Diabetic Neuropathy Center

May 20th, 2022 - Charcot arthropathy is an insidious condition affecting the lower limbs of diabetic patients. It is a complication of diabetic neuropathy resulting from subsequent Wallerian degeneration of the nerves. This complication may eventually lead to limb...

May 20th, 2022 - Clonidine is a presynaptic alpha-2-adrenergic receptor agonist that has been used for many years to treat hypertension and other conditions, including chronic pain. Adverse events associated with systemic use of the drug have limited its applicati...

May 13th, 2022 - Diabetic Neuropathy: In Search of a Treatment.|2022|Yorek MA,|drug therapy,

May 10th, 2022 - ILLUSTRATIVE CASE A 23-year-old man with no significant past medical history presents to an urgent care center after a fall on his right arm while playing football. He reports a pain level of 6 using the visual analog scale (VAS).

Apr 28th, 2022 - This is a cross-sectional, non-interventional study conducted solely at KU Medical Center in which patients will be recruited and sorted based on the following status: 1) healthy, 2) painful diabetic neuropathy, 3) chronic low back pain as a resul...

Aug 18th, 2021 - Diabetic Neuropathy.|2021|Ziegler D,Keller J,Maier C,Pannek J,|diagnosis,epidemiology,etiology,therapy,standards,methods,organization & administration,standards,epidemiology,methods,standards,methods,standards,

Jun 23rd, 2011 - The Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy (CAN) Subcommittee of the Toronto Consensus Panel on Diabetic Neuropathy worked to update CAN guidelines, with regard to epidemiology, clinical impact, diagnosis, usefulness of CAN testing, and management. C...

Apr 13th, 2011 - To develop a scientifically sound and clinically relevant evidence-based guideline for the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). We performed a systematic review of the literature from 1960 to August 2008 and classified the studies accor...

Apr 28th, 2022 - This is a cross-sectional, non-interventional study conducted solely at KU Medical Center in which patients will be recruited and sorted based on the following status: 1) healthy, 2) painful diabetic neuropathy, 3) chronic low back pain as a resul...

Apr 12th, 2022 - Gabapentinoids, which include gabapentin and pregabalin, are antiepileptic drugs that have been approved by the FDA and Health Canada for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia, with pregabalin also approved for the treatment of diabetic neuropat...

Apr 11th, 2022 - Proprioception can help with joint stability, postural control, and many other conscious sensations. The diabetes mellitus patients showed a decrease in the reflex responses to postural disturbance followed by a decrease in the speed of nerve cond...

Apr 5th, 2022 - At the current time there is no effective disease modifying therapy for diabetic neuropathy (DN). Previous failed trials of therapy have often targeted individuals with advanced, severe neuropathy. There is a particularly strong incentive to treat...

Mar 31st, 2022 - The purpose of this post-market study is to evaluate the real-world experience of Nevro's Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) therapy in patients with chronic, intractable leg pain due to painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). This is a multicenter, prospec...

May 17th, 2022 - New 18-month data for a 10-kHz implanted spinal cord stimulation device (Nevro) shows continued relief of painful diabetic neuropathy symptoms in patients refractory to conventional medical therapy. The 10-kHz device, called HFX, involves minimall...

May 12th, 2022 - In March, I shared a case of a woman with diabetes-related peripheral neuropathy to highlight issues of pain management in primary care. To recap: Maria, age 68, had been experiencing burning pain sensations in her feet and ankles for the past 3 y...

May 10th, 2022 - ILLUSTRATIVE CASE A 23-year-old man with no significant past medical history presents to an urgent care center after a fall on his right arm while playing football. He reports a pain level of 6 using the visual analog scale (VAS).

Mar 24th, 2022 - To focus on issues of pain management in primary care, I'll put before you a clinical scenario involving a woman with diabetes-related peripheral neuropathy. I'll tell you what I plan to do, but I'm most interested in crowdsourcing a response from...

Jan 4th, 2022 - Updated guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) advise against prescribing opioids for painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) — but note that several other oral and topical therapies may help ease pain. PDN is very common and can greatl...