In Clinical Management of Diabetic Neuropathy, leading medical specialists critically review for the general practitioner the latest techniques for the clinical management of diabetic neuropathy. These authoritative contributors focus on the practical aspects of diabetic neuropathy and describe in detail the treatments that are currently available or expected to become available in the near future. They also include concise discussions of the causes of diabetic neuropathy and highlight the relatively unknown features of neuropathy that can significantly impact a patient's life. Comprehensive, up-to-date bibliographies at the end of each chapter provide an opportunity for the interested physician to gain a more detailed picture of a particular topic.

Clinical Management of Diabetic Neuropathy offers cutting-edge articles that will clarify the different manifestations of this long-term diabetic complication that can affect almost every organ or system of the human body. Family physicians, internists, endocrinologists, podiatrists, cardiologists, neurologists, and gastroenterologists will find the book an authoritative practical guide and a vital day-to-day reference source for the management of their neuropathic diabetic patients.

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Leading medical specialists critically review for the general practitioner the latest techniques for the clinical management of diabetic neuropathy. These authoritative contributors focus on the practical aspects of diabetic neuropathy and describe in detail the treatments that are currently available or expected to become available in the near future. They also include concise discussions of the causes of diabetic neuropathy and highlight the relatively unknown features of neuropathy that can significantly impact a patient's life. Comprehensive, up-to-date bibliographies at the end of each chapter provide an opportunity for the interested physician to gain a more detailed picture of a particular topic. This book offers family physicians, internists, endocrinologists, podiatrists, cardiologists, neurologists, and gastroenterologists an authoritative practical guide and a vital day-to-day reference source for the management of their neuropathic diabetic patients.

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Epidemiology of Diabetic Neuropathy, Edward J. Boyko. Pathogenesis of Diabetic Neuropathy, Martin J. Stevens and Thommey Thomas. Clinical Features of Diabetic Neuropathy, Solomon Tesfaye and John D. Ward. Diagnosis of Diabetic Neuropathy, AristidisVeves. Histologic Changes: Implications for Treatment Strategies, Anders A. F. Sima. Clinical Management of Diabetic Neuropathy: An Overview, Eva L. Feldman, Martin J. Stevens, and Douglas A. Greene. Implications of the DCCT in the Management of Diabetic Neuropathy, David A. Gelber and Michael Pfeifer. Aldose Reductase Inhibitors and Other Potential Therapeutic Agents for the Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy, AristidisVeves. Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: Etiology and Nonpharmacological Treatment, Solomon Tesfaye. Pharmacological Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy, Dan Ziegler. Focal Diabetic Neuropathology, Gerard Said. Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy: An Overview, Roy Freeman. Autonomic Neuropathy and Heart Disease, Efthymios N. Deliargyris and Richard W. Nesto. Diabetic Impotence: Pathogenesis and Treatment, Lynne Webster. Gastrointestinal Disorders, Juan R. Malagelada. Exercise and Diabetic Neuropathy, Nathan K. LaBrasseur and Roger A. Fielding. Epidemiology of Diabetic Foot: Ulcerations and Amputations, Robert G. Frykberg, James S. Chrzan, Geoffrey M. Habershaw. The Pathogenesis of Foot Problems, Jonathan E. Shaw and Andrew J. M. Boulton. Management of the Diabetic Foot, John M. Giurini, Barry I. Rosenblum, and Thomas E. Lyons. The Impact of Micro- and Macrovascular Disease on Diabetic Neuropathy and Foot Problems, Cameron M. Akbari and Frank W. LoGerfo. Index.