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Review
. 2010 Oct;33(10):2285-93.
doi: 10.2337/dc10-1303.

Diabetic neuropathies: update on definitions, diagnostic criteria, estimation of severity, and treatments

Solomon Tesfaye  1 , Andrew J M Boulton, Peter J Dyck, Roy Freeman, Michael Horowitz, Peter Kempler, Giuseppe Lauria, Rayaz A Malik, Vincenza Spallone, Aaron Vinik, Luciano Bernardi, Paul Valensi; Toronto Diabetic Neuropathy Expert Group
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Review

Diabetic neuropathies: update on definitions, diagnostic criteria, estimation of severity, and treatments

Solomon Tesfaye et al. Diabetes Care. 2010 Oct.

Erratum in

  • Diabetes Care. 2010 Dec;33(12):2725

Abstract

Preceding the joint meeting of the 19th annual Diabetic Neuropathy Study Group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (NEURODIAB) and the 8th International Symposium on Diabetic Neuropathy in Toronto, Canada, 13-18 October 2009, expert panels were convened to provide updates on classification, definitions, diagnostic criteria, and treatments of diabetic peripheral neuropathies (DPNs), autonomic neuropathy, painful DPNs, and structural alterations in DPNs.

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