Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide
Autonomic Neuropathy
DEFINITION
- Diabetic autonomic neuropathy (DAN) is a common, under-appreciated complication of diabetes with significant negative impact on survival and quality of life.
- Involvement of autonomic nerves in diabetes follows a length-dependent pattern. The longest autonomic nerve - the vegus nerve - is the first affected, and provides 75% of parasympathetic tone, with a broad range of effects.
- Later, loss of sympathetic nerve function can also occur.
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Last updated: September 3, 2023
Citation
Limerick, Gerard, and Nima Khoshnoodi. "Autonomic Neuropathy." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, 2023. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547014/all/Autonomic_Neuropathy.
Limerick G, Khoshnoodi . Autonomic Neuropathy. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. 2023. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547014/all/Autonomic_Neuropathy. Accessed September 28, 2023.
Limerick, G., & Khoshnoodi, . (2023). Autonomic Neuropathy. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547014/all/Autonomic_Neuropathy
Limerick G, Khoshnoodi . Autonomic Neuropathy [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. ; 2023. [cited 2023 September 28]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547014/all/Autonomic_Neuropathy.
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