Polyneuropathy Quality Measurement Set: Quality Improvement in Neurology. (4th January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Callaghan, Brian C.; Armon, Carmel; Bril, Vera; Colbert, Lindsay; David, William S.; Del Toro, David R.; Fink, Kenneth; Jones, Lyell K.; Kleemeier, Robert; MacGregor, Leslie C.; Bennett, Amy; Shenoy, Anant
• Is Part Of: Neurology. Volume 98:Number 1(2022)
• Page Start: 22
• Page End: 30
• Publication Date: 2022-01-04
• Subjects: Neurology -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; Neurologie -- Périodiques; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000013037
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0028-3878

Abstract

Abstract : Peripheral neuropathy affects ∼5% of the population and diabetes is the most common cause. 1 Diabetic neuropathy often leads to pain, but clinicians do not always address neuropathic pain with their patients. 1, 2 Given the effect of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) on patients' quality of life, appropriate treatment of this prevalent condition is essential. 1 To increase the delivery of effective management for patients with PDN, the American Academy of Neurology Institute (AANI) published a guideline on the treatment of PDN in 2011, and recently updated this guideline. 1