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- Title
Gabapentin in acute painful diabetic neuropathy.
- Authors
Porta-Etessam, J.; García-Morales, I.; Martínez-Salio, A.; Berbel, A.; Benito-León, J.
- Abstract
Sir, Acute painful diabetic neuropathy (APDN) is an uncommon syndrome originally recognized by Ellenberg (1974) and termed ‘diabetic neuropathic cachexia’. It has been described in diabetic patients and also in females with diabetes and anorexia nervosa (Steele et al., 1987). Its clinical features consist in an unremitting burning pain in the lower limbs, which is more troublesome at night (Thomas and Griffin, 1995). We present the case of a woman with APDN who improved and became asymptomatic with low doses of gabapentin.
- Subjects
TREATMENT of diabetic neuropathies; DRUG efficacy
- Publication
European Journal of Neurology, 2000, Vol 7, Issue 3, p365
- ISSN
1351-5101
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1468-1331.2000.00079.x