Autonomic neuropathy in proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Diabetic retinopathy and diabetic neuropathy.

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Diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy.

Mechanisms of diabetic retinopathy Holger Gerhardt (Goteborg, Sweden) discussed pericytes and vascular stability in the diabetic retina, noting that these cells cover most of the endothelium and are present during the development of normal new blood vessels, while proliferative retinopathy classically shows “pericyte drop out” as an early pathological marker. It has been hypothesized that endot...

Diabetic autonomic neuropathy.

Diabetic autonomic neuropathy is the most common and troublesome complication of diabetes mellitus. Although involvement of the autonomic nervous system is generally diffuse, symptoms may be confined to a single target organ or organ system. Complications of diabetic autonomic neuropathy contribute greatly to the morbidity, mortality, and reduced quality of life of the person with diabetes and ...

Diabetic cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy.

One of the most overlooked of all serious complications of diabetes is cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN),1–3 which encompasses damage to the autonomic nerve fibers that innervate the heart and blood vessels, resulting in abnormalities in heart rate control and vascular dynamics.4 The present report discusses the clinical manifestations (eg, resting tachycardia, orthostasis, exercise int...