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ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2008

Pathophysiology and treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy.

Mitra Tavakoli, Moaz Mojaddidi, Hassan Fadavi, Rayaz A Malik

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Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mitra TavakoliDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Moaz Mojaddidi
Hassan Fadavi
Rayaz A Malik
University of Manchester · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes is the most common cause of peripheral neuropathy, and painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) affects approximately 30% of diabetic patients with neuropathy. It is extremely distressing for the patient and poses significant management difficulties because no treatment provides total relief, and side effects of therapy are a major limiting factor for titrating therapy. Understanding the pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy may lead to the development of new treatments to prevent nerve damage, and a better understanding of the mechanisms that modulate pain may lead to more effective relief of painful symptoms. We provide an update on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of PDN.

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AnimalsDiabetes ComplicationsDiabetic NeuropathiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumans

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PMID18796269
OpenAlexW2156399289

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