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Diabetic Neuropathy and Clinical Practice

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Authors:
  1. Sanjeev Kelkar

    1. Independent Health Researcher, Pune, India

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  • Underlines the importance of diagnosing and evaluating the diabetic foot at risk of ulceration to prevent major amputations

  • Presents an evidence-based approach for the management of neuropathy and the prevention and treatment of ulceration, with special reference to the complex issues relating to diabetic footwear

  • Highlights cost-effective, easy-to-implement measures for managing diabetic neuropathy

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxix
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  2. Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Diabetic Nerves

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

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      Pages 3-6

    3. Functional Anatomy of the Cranial, Peripheral, and Autonomic Nerves

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      Pages 7-24

    4. Pathogenesis of Diabetic Neuropathies

      • Sanjeev Kelkar
      Pages 25-46

  3. Autonomic Neuropathies in Diabetes

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      Pages 47-47
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    2. Cardiovascular and Cerebral Dysfunction

      • Sanjeev Kelkar
      Pages 49-64

    3. Gastrointestinal and Urinary Dysfunction

      • Sanjeev Kelkar
      Pages 65-89

    4. Dysfunction of Sexual and Accessory Sex Organs

      • Sanjeev Kelkar
      Pages 91-120

    5. Sudomotor Dysfunction and Histopathology in Diabetic Neuropathy

      • Sanjeev Kelkar
      Pages 121-138

  4. Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
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    2. Clinical and Laboratory Measurements in Diabetic Neuropathies

      • Sanjeev Kelkar
      Pages 141-168

    3. Small Fiber and Painful Neuropathy

      • Sanjeev Kelkar
      Pages 169-193

    4. Motor Neuropathy and Diabetic Hand Syndrome

      • Sanjeev Kelkar
      Pages 195-211

    5. Electrophysiology in Diabetic Neuropathy

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      Pages 213-237

  5. Therapeutics of Diabetic Neuropathies

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      Pages 239-239
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    2. Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

      • Sanjeev Kelkar
      Pages 241-263

    3. Insulin and Diabetic Peripheral Nerve Pathologies

      • Sanjeev Kelkar
      Pages 265-277

    4. Treatment of Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy

      • Sanjeev Kelkar
      Pages 279-290
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About this book

Diabetic Neuropathy and Clinical Practice aims to improve the pathophysiological understanding of the entire spectrum from sensory motor to autonomic diabetic neuropathy, its correlation with the symptoms, improving thereby the communication with the patient including prognostication and other tools that one should utilize to better management. It also emphasizes the need to regain the grip on the basic sciences of clinical medicine to deal with it better - Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and Pathology and gives the necessary details. The volume aims at explaining what the clinicians need most to help patients and may not possess.


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Authors and Affiliations

  • Independent Health Researcher, Pune, India

    Sanjeev Kelkar

About the author

Sanjeev Kelkar, received his MD from the University of Mumbai in January 1980. He has worked in various fields of health care, including tribal / rural health for ten years. He has also worked at specialist institutes, multinational pharmaceutical companies, and been involved in innovative postgraduate teaching programs in diabetes and internal medicine in collaboration with foreign universities. Further, he has worked extensively with international bodies, setting up and developing different models of health care. He was the Founder Secretary of the unique Diabetic Foot Society of India, which has achieved a Guinness world record for the most diabetic foot screenings in a day. He has received prestigious awards, including from the Australian Government and Australian industry for best international collaboration, and from the Lite for Life Foundation for his essay on Tuberculosis Control in India. For several years he worked in rural West Bengal and Tripura, helping establish hospitals with modern facilities and intensive care units. Thanks to his broad experience, he had gained a comprehensive overview of health care and the issues plaguing it. He has edited several widely acclaimed books on diabetic foot care, and has written one on diabetes and surgery that is used as a reference guide by Indian practitioners in the field.
 

 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Diabetic Neuropathy and Clinical Practice

  • Authors: Sanjeev Kelkar

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2417-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-2416-5Published: 01 March 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-2419-6Published: 01 March 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-2417-2Published: 29 February 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIX, 290

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Internal Medicine

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