Open AccessEARLY IDENTIFICATION OF THE NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES MELLITUS
Author(s) -
Elçin Hüseyn
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.31435/rsglobal_conf/30032021/7474
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , medicine , dementia , disease , glycation , insulin resistance , vascular disease , vascular dementia , stroke (engine) , peripheral neuropathy , bioinformatics , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , engineering , biology
Diabetes mellitus is still a very common disease in the world and affects the daily lives of patients negatively. Diabetes is also known to be associated with neurological diseases such as peripheral nerve diseases, stroke and dementia. Among these, the most common disease is a peripheral nerve disease, and it has been reported that poor diabetic control increases the risk of development and can be prevented by education of the patients. Vascular dementia is more common in patients with diabetes than Alzheimer's disease, and it is thought that cerebrovascular diseases may berelated to cognitive impairment in diabetes. Although the mechanisms by which diabetes affects the brain are not clearly revealed, it is thought that changes in vascular structure, insulin resistance, glucose toxicity, oxidative stress, accumulation of glycation end products, hypoglycemic episodes and amyloid metabolism are effective.The aim of this article is to describe the neurological complications of diabetes and to emphasize the importance of patient education, good diabetes control and early diagnosis in preventing these complications.