Symposium 15: Is neuropathy in patients with diabetes always caused by diabetes?

Abstract

Symposium 15: Other conditions and diabetes Is neuropathy in patients with diabetes always caused by diabetes? There are diverse types of diabetic neuropathy, being the distal polyneuropathy the most frequent complication in diabetes. A 10% of the patients with diabetes exhibit neuropathy at the moment they were diagnoses with diabetes, while that percentage elevates to 40%-60%, depending on the use of electrophysiology or clinical criteria.

Keywords

• neuropatía diabética
• diagnóstico.