Eschle, Daniel; Jenni, Walter (2010). Polyneuropathies--short and sweet. Praxis - schweizerische Rundschau für Medizin, 99(13), pp. 779-784. Bern: Huber
Full text not available from this repository.Complaints of sensory loss and (painful) tingling in a stocking distribution are not uncommon in primary care. These symptoms are especially troublesome while getting asleep. Characteristically, ankle tendon reflexes and vibration perception are diminished. These are the hallmarks of distal-symmetric sensory polyneuropathy (PNP), with diabetes mellitus being the most common cause in our patient population. PNP presents itself only after years of suboptimal glycemic control in diabetes type 1. In patients with type 2, symptoms of PNP can precede formal diagnosis of diabetes! In this mini-review we present an algorithm for diagnosis and management of PNP's in general practice.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Jenni, Walter |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1661-8157 |
Publisher: |
Huber |
Language: |
German |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:14 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:02 |
PubMed ID: |
20571999 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/3363 (FactScience: 207030) |