Department of Neuroanaesthesia and Neurocritical Care, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India

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  • Dr. Mahendra Tilkar All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal

Abstract

Background:

This is a cross sectional study on the patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus without clinical and electrocardiographic evidence of coronary artery disease attending diabetic clinic, cardiology and medicine outpatient departments. AIIMS, Bhopal and were enrolled in present study.

Result:

This table represents the incidence of diabetic neuropathy on systemic examination with regard to duration of diabetes mellitus. Out of 60 patients 21(36.66%) had clinical signs of peripheral neuropathy and 15(26.66%) had signs of autonomic neuropathy. Of diabetes of equal to or less than 5 years duration 2 patients revealed signs of peripheral neuropathy while 0 had evidence of autonomic neuropathy. 6 patients with diabetes of duration between 6 and 10 years had signs of peripheral neuropathy while 3 had autonomic neuropathy. 9 patients with diabetes of duration between 11 and 15 years had signs of peripheral neuropathy while 8 had signs of autonomic neuropathy. All the 4 patients with duration of diabetes between 16 and 20 years had signs of peripheral neuropathy as well as autonomic neuropathy.

Conclusion:

Diabetics with clinical peripheral neuropathy and autonomic neuropathy had higher incidence of asymptomatic coronary artery disease, suggests that in asymptomatic diabetic patients, CAN is a better predictor of major cardiac events.

Keywords: Asymptomatic, CAD, Autonomic & Neuropathy.

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Published

2018-08-28

How to Cite

Dr. Mahendra Tilkar. (2018). Department of Neuroanaesthesia and Neurocritical Care, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India. International Journal of Medical Science And Diagnosis Research, 2(5). Retrieved from https://ijmsdr.com/index.php/ijmsdr/article/view/118

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