Diagnosis and prevalence of diabetic polyneuropathy: a cross-sectional study of Danish patients with type 2 diabetes.
Sandra Sif GylfadottirM ItaniThomas KrøigårdA G KristensenD H ChristensenS K NicolaisenP KarlssonBrian Christopher CallaghanD L BennettH AndersenH TankisiJ S NielsenN T AndersenT S JensenR W ThomsenS H SindrupN B FinnerupPublished in: European journal of neurology (2020)
Diabetic polyneuropathy affects approximately one in five Danish patients with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes but neuropathic pain is not as common as previously reported. Neuropathy scales with clinical examination perform better compared with questionnaires alone, but better scales are needed for future epidemiological studies.