Idiopathic neuropathy, prediabetes and the metabolic syndrome

AG Smith, JR Singleton - Journal of the neurological sciences, 2006 - Elsevier
Peripheral neuropathy is a common problem encountered by neurologists and primary care
physicians. While there are many causes for peripheral neuropathy, none can be identified …

Polyneuropathy with impaired glucose tolerance: implications for diagnosis and therapy

JR Singleton, AG Smith, J Russell… - Current treatment options …, 2005 - Springer
Opinion statement Prediabetes is associated with a length-dependent polyneuropathy that
typically is sensory predominant and painful. A diagnosis of prediabetes should be sought in …

Impaired glucose tolerance and neuropathy

AG Smith, JR Singleton - The neurologist, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background: Peripheral neuropathy is common. Diabetes is the most common cause,
accounting for approximately half of cases, but up to 1/3rd of neuropathy patients have no …

Idiopathic neuropathy patients are at high risk for metabolic syndrome

AG Smith, K Rose, JR Singleton - Journal of the neurological sciences, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic neuropathy patients are at high risk of impaired glucose
tolerance (IGT). Hyperglycemia, low high density lipoprotein (HDL), elevated triglycerides …

Impaired glucose tolerance and metabolic syndrome in idiopathic neuropathy

A Gordon Smith - Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Idiopathic neuropathy is one of the most common clinical problems encountered in general
medical and neurological practices, accounting for up to 40% of all neuropathies in referral …

Diabetes and obesity are the main metabolic drivers of peripheral neuropathy

BC Callaghan, LL Gao, Y Li, X Zhou… - Annals of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the associations between individual metabolic syndrome (MetS)
components and peripheral neuropathy in a large population‐based cohort from Pinggu …

Prediabetic neuropathy: does it exist?

N Papanas, D Ziegler - Current diabetes reports, 2012 - Springer
It is now increasingly being appreciated that a substantial proportion of subjects with
prediabetes may exhibit peripheral neuropathy and/or neuropathic pain. The reverse is also …

Diabetic neuropathy

AG Smith, JR Singleton - Continuum: lifelong learning in …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Purpose of Review: Diabetes is the most common cause of peripheral neuropathy
in the world. More than half of patients with diabetes have neuropathy, and half of patients …

Peripheral neuropathy in prediabetes and the metabolic syndrome

AM Stino, AG Smith - Journal of diabetes investigation, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Peripheral neuropathy is a major cause of disability worldwide. Diabetes is the most
common cause of neuropathy, accounting for 50% of cases. Over half of people with …

Neuropathy in prediabetes: does the clock start ticking early?

N Papanas, AI Vinik, D Ziegler - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2011 - nature.com
Abstract Between 25% and 62% of patients with idiopathic peripheral neuropathy are
reported to have prediabetes, and among individuals with prediabetes 11–25% are thought …