Therapeutic strategies for diabetic neuropathy

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-100

  Habib, Ali A ^a   Brannagan III, Thomas H ^a  

^a NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac autonomic neuropathy; Cardiovascular risk factors; Glycemic control; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; DULOXETINE; EPALRESTAT; FIDARESTAT; GABAPENTIN; HARKOSERIDE; INSULIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LEVACECARNINE; LIDOCAINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PONALRESTAT; PREGABALIN; RANIRESTAT; TOLRESTAT; TOPIRAMATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID; VENLAFAXINE; ZENARESTAT;

AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIVER TOXICITY; NAUSEA; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOMNOLENCE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77953542766     PISSN: 15284042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11910-010-0093-7     Document Type: Review

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