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The Prevalence of Neurological Complications among Adult Sudanese Diabetic Patients
Ahmed, E. M; El-Adil, O; Galal, M. N; Hamad, A; Hussein, A; Malkaldar, M; Sidig, A.
  • Ahmed, E. M; s.af
  • El-Adil, O; s.af
  • Galal, M. N; s.af
  • Hamad, A; s.af
  • Hussein, A; s.af
  • Malkaldar, M; s.af
  • Sidig, A; s.af
Sudan. j. public health ; 4(3): 332-334, 2009.
Artigo em Inglês | AIM | ID: biblio-1272436
Biblioteca responsável: CG1.1
ABSTRACT
"The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of neurological complications among adult Sudanese diabetic patients attending the outpatient clinics of El Shaab Teaching Hospital in Khartoum.

Methods:

This is a descriptive cross sectional hospital based study; it was conducted at El Shaab Teaching Hospital; Khartoum; Sudan during the period from ebruary !!"" to #ctober !!$.esultset '!! diabe(c pa(ents were included in the study; $ were male and )* females. +ore than *;- were above the age of ); years and ;$- were in the age group );- $"". The pa(ents were from di/erent tribes and di/erent states. Sixty percent of the patients were from the northern Sudanese states while the rest of patients were from eastern and western states. Seventy seven percent of the patients had type diabetes mellitus and 7*.""- of them had diabetes for more than one year. Hypertension was found in *- of our pa(ents. The study revealed that $!- of the diabe(c pa(ents have neurological manifesta(ons. The main neurological complication found was peripheral sensory-motor neuropathy.

Conclusion:

There is significant positive correlation between age; duration of diabetes; glycaemic control and occurrence of the neurological complications."
Assuntos
Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: AIM (África) Assunto principal: Adulto / Complicações do Diabetes / Diabetes Mellitus / Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Tipo de estudo: Estudo de prevalência / Fatores de risco Idioma: Inglês Revista: Sudan. j. public health Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: AIM (África) Assunto principal: Adulto / Complicações do Diabetes / Diabetes Mellitus / Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Tipo de estudo: Estudo de prevalência / Fatores de risco Idioma: Inglês Revista: Sudan. j. public health Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Artigo