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Distal symmetric polyneuropathy accompanying diabetes mellitus is a major contributor to the morbidity associated with diabetes. Its pathogenesis remains controversial, although hyperglycemia induced metabolic abnormalities as well as microangiopathic changes are believed to be important 1,2.
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Sima, A.A.F., Nathaniel, V., Greene, D.A. (1991). Peripheral Nerve Repair Following ARI Treatment. In: Vranic, M., Efendic, S., Hollenberg, C.H. (eds) Fuel Homeostasis and the Nervous System. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 291. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5931-9_21
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