Medications Advantages Disadvantages Trials Tricyclic antidepressants Desipramine Nortriptyline Amitriptyline Restores sleep quality Treats depression Anticholinergic side effects Sedation, cognitive clouding Exacerbates orthostasis Double blind Placebo controlled Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors Duloxetine…
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Fig. 11.1 A suggested algorithm for the management of patients with painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). QOL quality of life, ALA α-lipoic acid, TENS transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. *Inadequate response is…
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Symmetrical diabetic neuropathies Asymmetrical diabetic neuropathies •Diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy •Diabetic autonomic neuropathy •Polyneuropathy associated with glucose intolerance •Insulin neuritis •Hypoglycemic neuropathy •Hyperinsulinemic neuropathy •Diabetic cranial neuropathy •Diabetic mononeuropathies •Diabetic neuropathic…
Mononeuropathy Cranial (3, 6, 7) Truncal (thoracic) Peripheral nerve entrapment: CTS, ulnar, peroneal Lumbosacral plexoradiculoneuropathy (“femoral neuropathy”) Polyneuropathy Sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DN) Autonomic neuropathy Diabetic cachexia “Small fiber neuropathy” The symptoms…
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