[Diabetic neuropathy and diabetic foot syndrome (Update 2019)]

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2019 May;131(Suppl 1):141-150. doi: 10.1007/s00508-019-1487-4.
[Article in German]

Abstract

These are the guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of diabetic neuropathy and diabetic foot. Diabetic neuropathy comprises a number of mono- and polyneuropathies, plexopathies, radiculopathies and autonomic neuropathy.The position statement summarizes characteristic clinical symptoms and techniques for diagnostic assessment of diabetic neuropathy, including the complex situation of the diabetic foot syndrome. Recommendations for the therapeutic management of diabetic neuropathy, especially for the control of pain in sensorimotor neuropathy, are provided. The needs to prevent and treat diabetic foot syndrome are summarized.

Keywords: Diabetic foot; Diabetic neuropathy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diabetic Foot* / diagnosis
  • Diabetic Foot* / therapy
  • Diabetic Neuropathies* / diagnosis
  • Diabetic Neuropathies* / therapy
  • Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological / standards*
  • Humans
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Pain
  • Pain Management
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Syndrome