Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика (Jan 2014)

Diabetic encephalopathy

  • I. A. Strokov,
  • V. V. Zakharov,
  • K. I. Strokov

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14412/2074-2711-2012-2506
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 2S
pp. 30 – 40

Abstract

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The epidemiology, clinical presentation, morphology, and pathogenesis of central nervous system lesion in types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) are considered, by using the results of experimental and clinical studies. The definition of diabetic encephalopathy is given. Whether there is a relationship between diabetic encephalopathy and diabetic polyneuropathy is considered. It is concluded that it is expedient to identify diabetic encephalopathy as a complication of DM. The capacities of pathogenetic treatment for diabetic encephalopathy are shown.

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