title: Acute painful diabetic neuropathy following severe weight loss.
abstract: A 34-year-old man, recently diagnosed as diabetic, presented an acute painful neuropathy. He reported a profound weight loss during the months preceding onset. There were no motor symptoms, and only mild neurological signs were observed on examination. Improvement was related to a good glycemic control and weight gain. Acute painful diabetic neuropathy is a condition that may affect diabetic patients shortly after development of the disease. The pathogenetic roles played by different factors are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Clinica Puerta De Hierro, Universidad Autonoma, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castellanos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mascias
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Zabala
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ricart
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cabello
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garcia-Merino
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010146:Pain; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D015431:Weight Loss