Abstract:The concept of polyneuropathy comprises the etiological diversity of neurological syndromes characterized by the formation of bilateral and symmetrical lesions of limb peripheral nerves; symmetrical distal sensory-motor polyneuropathy is the most common form of diabetic neuropathy; it is the most frequent chronic complication of diabetes and more than half of the patients make this complication throughout their lives, both pathogenetic mechanisms and epidemiology, its diagnosis and treatment generate many cont… Show more
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