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Pathophysiology and treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy.
Current pain and headache reports - 1 Jun 2008
Tavakoli Mitra, Mojaddidi Moaz, Fadavi Hassan, Malik Rayaz A
Abstract excerpt
Diabetes is the most common cause of peripheral neuropathy, and painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) affects approximately 30% of diabetic patients with neuropathy. It is extremely distressing for the patient and poses significant management difficulties because no treatment provides total relief, and side effects of therapy are a major limiting factor for titrating therapy. Understanding the pathogenesis of...
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