Impact of diabetes on vasculature: focus on nervous system

• Published in: Current diabetes reviews Vol. 1; no. 3; p. 245
• Main Authors: Skljarevski, Vladimir, Veves, Aristidis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United Arab Emirates 01.11.2005
• Subjects: Autonomic Nervous System - physiopathology; Blood Vessels - physiopathology; Central Nervous System - physiopathology; Diabetes Mellitus - physiopathology; Diabetic Angiopathies - physiopathology; Diabetic Neuropathies - physiopathology; Endothelium, Vascular - physiopathology; Humans; Microcirculation - physiology; Nervous System - physiopathology; Peripheral Nervous System - physiopathology

Chronic complications of diabetes mellitus represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality among those affected and have an enormous impact on society as a whole. Although these complications manifest as a number of clinically distinct syndromes, the pathology underlying them may be very similar,...