Wein T H, Albers J W
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2001 May;12(2):307-20, ix.
Diabetes mellitus is a systemic disorder with a significant impact on the peripheral nervous system. Over half of the 15 million patients with diabetes mellitus in the United States have some form of diabetic neuropathy. Individuals with diabetes may develop acute or subacute painful polyneuropathy, proximal motor neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, compression neuropathy, focal neuropathy, and chronic polyneuropathy. Studies have shown that optimizing diabetic control provides the greatest likelihood of either preventing or slowing the development of diabetic neuropathy.
糖尿病是一种对周围神经系统有重大影响的全身性疾病。在美国1500万糖尿病患者中，超过一半患有某种形式的糖尿病神经病变。糖尿病患者可能会发展为急性或亚急性疼痛性多发性神经病变、近端运动神经病变、自主神经病变、压迫性神经病变、局灶性神经病变和慢性多发性神经病变。研究表明，优化糖尿病控制最有可能预防或减缓糖尿病神经病变的发展。
