Textbook of Diabetic Neuropathy
F. Arnold Gries, M.D.
Professor emeritus
German Diabetes Research Institute
at the Heinrich Heine University
Clinical Department
Düsseldorf, Germany
Phillip A. Low, M.D., FRACP, FRCP
Professor
Department of Neurology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA
Norman E. Cameron, Ph.D.
Professor
Diabetic Complications Lab
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Institute of Medical Sciences
Aberdeen University
Aberdeen, Scotland
Dan Ziegler, M.D.
Professor
German Diabetes Research Institute
at the Heinrich Heine University
Clinical Department
DÜsseldorf, Germany
With contributions by
H. Andersen
J.C. Arezzo
J.W. Baynes
G.J. Biessels
G.B. Bolli
P. Bottini
A.J.M. Boulton
V. Bril
N.E. Cameron
M.A. Cotter
P.J. Dyck
S.E.M. Eaton
J. Eckel
T. Erbas
C.G. Fanelli
C. Feinle
E.L. Feldman
W.H. Gispen
F.A. Gries
J. Hilsted
M. Horowitz
J. Jakobsen
K.L. Jones
W. Kennedy
J. Jervell
P.A. Low
D. Luft
R.A. Malik
C.J. Mathias
G. Menzinger
A.P. Mizisin
B. Neundörfer
D.O'Donovan
S. Pampanelli
T.S. Park
C.R. Pierson
G. Pittenger
F. Porcellati
H.C. Powell
W. Rathmann
P. Rösen
M. Samsom
R. Schmidt
L. Scionti
J.E. Shaw
A.A.F. Sima
M. Skeen
V. Spallone
K. Stansberry
M.J. Stevens
C. Stief
R. Straub
K.A. Sullivan
G. Sundkvist
M. Taskiran
S. Tesfaye
P.K. Thomas
A. Veves
A.I. Vinik
J.D. Ward
P. Watkins
G. Wendelschafer-Crabb
D. Ziegler
P. Zimmet
139 Illustrations
93 Tables
Thieme
Stuttgart · New York
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Important Note: Medicine is an ever-changing science undergoing continual development. Research and clinical experience are continually expanding our knowledge, in particular our knowledge of proper treatment and drug therapy. Insofar as this book mentions any dosage or application, readers may rest assured that the authors, editors, and publishers have made every effort to ensure
