Clinical features of axonal-demelinizing diabetic polyneuropathy


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Objective: to compare the clinical features of axonal and axonal-demyelinating distal symmetric diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN). Methods. Observational cohort study. The pathogenetic variant of DPN was diagnosed using electroneuromyography; based on its results, all patients were divided into 2 groups of 26 people each - with axonal and axonal-demyelinating polyneuropathy. The somatic and neurological status of the patients was examined; the severity of DPN was assessed on the basis of neurological symptom score (NSS, for subjective symptoms) and neuropathy disability score (NDS, for objective symptoms). Results. A total of 52 patients with DPN were examined. The group of patients with axonal-demyelinating variant of polyneuropathy demonstrated statistically significant differences with the group of axonal DPN: a high incidence of decompensation of diabetes mellitus (61.5 and 15.4% of patients, respectively, p<0.04), a higher NSS score (5,5±2.4 and 3.6±2.3, respectively, p<0.04) and NDS score (17.7±8.4 and 8.5±7.0, respectively, p<0.005), a greater frequency of additional symptoms of polyneuropathy (paresis, ataxia, muscular atrophy, 69.2 and 23.1% of patients, respectively, p<0.04). Conclusion. The axonal-demyelinating variant of DPN is associated with a more severe course of diabetes mellitus and a greater severity of polyneuropathy.

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Elena A. Kovrazhkina

Research Institute of Cerebrovascular Pathology and Stroke, N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University

Email: elekov2@yandex.ru
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