Our study is the study in which both tibial nerve conduction and cortical tibial SEP studies were performed to compare effects of ALA and melatonin on experimental diabetic neuropathy. Lack of significant difference on cortical tibial SEP study would be attributed to the involvement of other central nervous system pathways which do not include ALA or melatonin in the pathogenesis. RESULTS of ALA group are important by means of giving objective evidences for results of biochemical studies about the role of ALA in the pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy. However, there is not enough information about the effect of melatonin in the pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy. Consequently, results of our study may anticipate further biochemical and clinic studies which investigate the about the role of melatonin in diabetic neuropathy.
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