Clinical Scales for Diabetic Neuropathy and Chemotherapy-induced Neuropathy

ABSTRACT

Diabetic neuropathy and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy are complex disorders affecting different nerve fiber group and remain as major source of morbidity and decreased quality of life of the patients. Given the recent advance in understanding the pathophysiological mechanism of these neuropathies and the development of new drugs, it is imperative to set proper scales to rate the severity of symptoms or signs. Moreover, well-designed, highly sensitive and valid scales could get scientific reliability and clinical utility if they are combined with objective neurophysiological measures. This review will discuss about the reliable and validated scales used in these common toxic and metabolic neuropathies.