Prevalence and Risk Factors of Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy Among Predominantly Non-Hispanic Black, Low-Income Patients.
Melissa A ElafrosAlexanndra BrownHuda MarcusThair DawoodGhassan I BachuwaMousumi BanerjeePeter J WinchMichelle KvalsundEva L FeldmanLesli E SkolarusBrian Christopher CallaghanPublished in: Neurology (2024)
DSP is extremely common and often underrecognized in this predominantly non-Hispanic Black, low-income population and leads to substantial disease burden. Metabolic syndrome is a highly prevalent, modifiable risk factor in this population that should be managed to lower DSP prevalence.