title: [Subclinical diabetes and polyneuropathy (author's transl)].
abstract: By investigation of the carbohydrate metabolism in 357 patients with polyneuropathy observed in hospital in recent years, and by statistical comparison with a control group in the literature, an attempt was made to find out whether subclinical diabetes can cause diabetic polyneuropathy to a greater extent. In spite of the more frequent occurrence in the total number of patients, a more significant etiological role for this type of metabolic disorder in polyneuropathy cannot be concluded from the results. Whether a more unspecific, general polyneuropathy-promoting influence is to be ascribed to it must remain open.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000209:etiology; D011236:Prediabetic State / Q000150:complications*; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose
vernacular_title: Subklinischer Diabetes und Polyneuropathie