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Painful diabetic polyneuropathy is the most common and disturbing of painful conditions experienced by people with diabetes. As the diabetes rate continues to grow, the number of people suffering from painful diabetic polyneuropathy will as well - increasing both patient suffering and demands on healthcare resources.
Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy covers all aspects of these painful disorders from pathophysiology and diagnosis, treatment and prevention, future approaches and the nursing perspective, to billing issues and the patient's experience. Written by experts in their fields, each chapter presents the full perspective of these painful disorders with an emphasis on evidence-based scientific information.
Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy is a comprehensive resource for general and family medicine practitioners, neurologists and pain medicine specialists. It will also serve as a resource for patients for education, support, and treatment sites.
List of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I: Preface
Preface to Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Erin Lawson MD and Miroslav Backonja MD
1) Epidemiology and Scope of Impact of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Christopher H. Gibbons MD, MMSc and Aristidis Veves MD, DSc
SECTION II: The Neuropathies
2) Biology and Pathophysiology of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Nigel Calcutt PhD and Teresa M. Mixcoatl-Zecuatl, PhD
3) Diagnosis of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Vera Bril, BSc, FRCPC, MD and Bruce A Perkins, MD, MPH
SECTION III: Prevention
4) Prevention and Control of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Alberto Piaggesi MD, Elisabetta Iacopi MD, and Valerio Vallini MD
SECTION IV: Medical Treatment
5) Medical Treatments for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Yamile Vidal, MD, Charles Brock, MD, and Clifton L. Gooch, MD, FAAN Clinical Programs Alzheimer's Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Ataxia / Cerebellar Disorders Epilepsy Headache and Pain Medicine Huntington's Disease Multiple Sclerosis Neuromuscular Disease Neuropsychology Parkinson's Disease Sleep Medicine
Educational Programs Medical Student Program Neurology Residency Program PMR Residency Program Fellowship Programs
SECTION V: Non-pharmacologic Treatment
6) Physical therapy for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Karen Pieber MD, Malvina Herceg MD, and Tatjana Paternostro-Sluga MD
7) Psychological treatment for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Lance McCracken, PhD
8) Acupuncture and Alternative Treatments for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Miles Belgrade, MD and Stephanie Smith, MD
9) Interventional and Invasive treatment for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy Timothy Furnish MD and Benjamin Beal MD
SECTION VI: Billing and Reimbursement and Healthcare Utilization
10) Billing, Reimbursement, and Healthcare Utilization for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Marco daCosta DiBonaventura, PhD & Jeffrey Vietri, PhD
SECTION VII: Future Approaches
11) Advances in Pharmaceutical Options and Current Clinical Trials for the Treatment of Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Martin J Stevens MD FRCP, Abd A Tahrani, MD, MRCP, MMed Sci, and Q Altaf, MD, MBBS, MRCP
SECTION VIII: Nursing Perspective
12) Nursing and Home Care Perspective of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Mary Elizabeth Teixeira, DrNP, ANP/GNP-BC, CDE
SECTION IX: Patient Experience
13) Impact of Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy on Patients
Solomon Tesfaye , MD, FRCP
14) Impact of Treatments for Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathies on Patients
Man-chun Wong RN, PhD and Joanne WY Chung RN, PhD
15) Patient resources for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Support
Education
Clinical trials
Erin Lawson MD and Miroslav Backonja MD
Report
From the reviews:
"This is an overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and multidisciplinary treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy. The purpose is to update clinicians on advances in painful diabetic neuropathy and to raise awareness of the impact it has on patients. ... The book is most appropriate for clinicians. ... This may serve as a quick reference to various aspects of painful diabetic polyneuropathy ... ." (Sharon H. Chou, Doody's Book Reviews, July, 2013)
