[Diabetic neuropathy]

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2016 Apr:128 Suppl 2:S73-9. doi: 10.1007/s00508-015-0930-4.
[Article in German]

Abstract

These are the guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of diabetic neuropathy. This diabetic late complication comprises a number of mono- and polyneuropathies, plexopathies, radiculopathies and autonomic neuropathy. The position statement summarizes characteristic clinical symptoms and techniques for diagnostic assessment of diabetic neuropathy. Recommendations for the therapeutic management of diabetic neuropathy, especially for the control of pain in sensorimotor neuropathy, are provided.

Keywords: Diabetic neuropathy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics / administration & dosage*
  • Austria
  • Diabetic Neuropathies / diagnosis*
  • Diabetic Neuropathies / therapy*
  • Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological / standards*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Humans
  • Pain Management / standards*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Analgesics