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ReviewTherapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism2019

Diagnosing and managing diabetic somatic and autonomic neuropathy.

Shazli Azmi, Maryam Ferdousi, Alise Kalteniece, Hamad Al-Muhannadi, Abdulrahman Al-Mohamedi, Nebras H Hadid, Salah Mahmoud, Harun A Bhat, Hoda Y A Gad, Adnan Khan and 4 more

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Review in Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Autonomic neuropathy in diabetes.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2025
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  3. Article
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  6. Clinical spectrum and diagnosis of diabetic neuropathies.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Shazli AzmiInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester and Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
Maryam FerdousiInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester and Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
Alise KaltenieceInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester and Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
Hamad Al-MuhannadiWeill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.
Abdulrahman Al-MohamediWeill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.
Nebras H HadidWeill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.
Salah MahmoudWeill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.
Harun A BhatWeill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.
Hoda Y A GadWeill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.
Adnan KhanWeill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.
Georgios PonirakisWeill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.
Ioannis N PetropoulosWeill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.
Uazman AlamDepartment of Eye and Vision Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Rayaz A MalikWeill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Education City, Doha 24144, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7188-8903
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar · QAUniversity of Manchester · GBUniversity of Liverpool · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The diagnosis and management of diabetic neuropathy can be a major challenge. Late diagnosis contributes to significant morbidity in the form of painful diabetic neuropathy, foot ulceration, amputation, and increased mortality. Both hyperglycaemia and cardiovascular risk factors are implicated in the development of somatic and autonomic neuropathy and an improvement in these risk factors can reduce their rate of development and progression. There are currently no US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved disease-modifying treatments for either somatic or autonomic neuropathy, as a consequence of multiple failed phase III clinical trials. While this may be partly attributed to premature translation, there are major shortcomings in trial design and outcome measures. There are a limited number of partially effective FDA-approved treatments for the symptomatic relief of painful diabetic neuropathy and autonomic neuropathy.

Indexed as

autonomic neuropathydiabetic neuropathydiagnosistreatment

Identifiers

PMID30783521
PMCPMC6365998
OpenAlexW2912947427

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