Clinical manifestations of nervous system impairments in diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is one of the frequent diseases. The article describes diabetic neuropathy as the actual problem of modern neurology. It also provides the classification of central and peripheral nervous system impairments in diabetes mellitus and detailed description of such diseases as distal symmetric sensorimotor polyneuropathy, diabetic encephalopathy, acute neuropsychic disorders, cerebrovascular diseases and features of cognitive impairment in diabetes mellitus. Great attention is paid to the tactics of managing patients with above forms. The role of alpha-lipoic acid products in the treatment of diabetic impairments of the nervous system is thoroughly considered.

Keywords

• diabetes mellitus
• diabetic neuropathies
• alpha-lipoic acid