Prevalence and Determinants of Painful and Painless Neuropathy in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Prevalence and Determinants of Painful and Painless Neuropathy in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Aims: To evaluate (1) the prevalence of diabetic distal symmetrical sensory–motor polyneuropathy (DSPN) and painful DSPN among patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) aged over 18 years and (2) the determinant factors of neuropathy and pain in those patients.Materials and Methods: An epidemiolo...

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Main Authors: Margarida Barbosa, Ana Saavedra, Sofia Oliveira, Ligia Reis, Filipa Rodrigues, Milton Severo, Reinhard Sittl, Christoph Maier, Davide M. Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
type 1 diabetes
neuropathy
painless
painful
determinants/risk factors
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00402/full

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