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. This is a descriptive cross sectional hospital based study, it was conducted at El Shaab Teaching Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan during the period from February 2004 to October 2006. 100 diabetic patients were included in the study, 62 were male and 38 females. More than 85% were above the age of 35 years and 56% were in the age group 35- 64. The patients were from different tribes and different 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 2 diabetes mellitus and 78.4% of them had diabetes for more than one year. Hypertension was found in 28% of our patients. The study revealed that 60% of the diabetic patients have neurological manifestations. The main neurological complication found was peripheral sensory-motor neuropathy. There is significant positive correlation between age, duration of diabetes, glycaemic control and occurrence of the neurological complications