polyneuropathies/obesity

BACKGROUND Gastric partitioning is a surgical procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity that may engender neurological complications, such as Wernicke encephalopathy and polyneuropathy. METHODS A specialist hospital. METHODS A 36-year-old woman developed Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy and

UNASSIGNED The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of peripheral polyneuropathy (PPN) in subjects with grade II and III obesity (Ob-II,III) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) but without diabetes and to investigate possible associated factors. UNASSIGNED A cross-sectional study was

A patient with peripheral polyneuropathy after bariatric surgery for morbid obesity is reported. She suffered from frequent episodes of vomiting and abdominal pain after surgery. Muscle weakness in her lower limbs developed 5 months later and she experienced difficulty in walking and standing. Wrist

OBJECTIVE It is controversial whether there is a glycemic threshold above which polyneuropathy develops and which are the most important factors associated with polyneuropathy in the general population. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of polyneuropathy in

UNASSIGNED Past studies have shown an association between metabolic syndrome and polyneuropathy, but the precise components that drive this association remain unclear. UNASSIGNED To determine the prevalence of polyneuropathy stratified by glycemic status in well-characterized obese and lean

A 20-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with acute, severe neurologic symptoms 16 weeks after gastric banding for obesity. Her postoperative weight loss was 52 kg. Before admission she had protracted periods of vomiting with; hypokalemia. The etiology of the neurologic findings remains unclear.

The morphology of sciatic nerves from leptin-deficient ob/ob mice and leptin receptor-deficient db/db mice, both models for obesity, peripheral diabetic neuropathy, and the metabolic syndrome, has yet to be examined for changes in nerve fibers and in endoneural microvessels. Sciatic nerves from

The number of obese individuals is surging in developed and developing countries. Obesity predisposes to many serious illnesses. Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is one of its major complications. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine secreted by the adipose tissue and is believed to play a

Treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) requires long-term immunomodulatory therapy, which has potential side effects. Before such therapy is instituted, a firm diagnosis of CIDP must be established. Prednisone, plasma exchange (PE), and intravenous immunoglobulin

BACKGROUND NONE DECLARED. OBJECTIVE THE GOALS OF THIS STUDY ARE TO: a) determine the prevalence of diabetic polyneuropathy (DPNP) in hospitalized patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) type 2; b) determine the frequency of DPNP in hospitalized patients with type 2 DM in relation to gender, duration of