DIABETIC NEUROPATHY: A CONSIDERATION OF FACTORS IN ONSET
Authors: M ELLENBERG
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Article1 May 1960DIABETIC NEUROPATHY: A CONSIDERATION OF FACTORS IN ONSETMAX ELLENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.MAX ELLENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-52-5-1067 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptInvolvement of the nervous system in diabetes has long been recognized. Despite many studies, there still remain considerable doubt and lack of specific knowledge concerning many aspects of this complication. The very diagnosis itself presents a problem, in view of the absence of pathognomonic symptoms, signs or laboratory findings,1as well as the lack of any specific pathologic picture.2Agreement has, however, been expressed in the literature by many authorities concerning the background for the development of diabetic neuropathy. 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Y.*Received for publication August 14, 1959.From the Department of Medicine, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, N. Y.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Max Ellenberg, M.D., 45 East Sixty-sixth Street, New York 21, N. Y. 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