Can diabetic peripheral neuropathy predict lacunar stroke in patients with diabetes?
Main finding · Small-vessel disease (SVD) stroke mechanismResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 5.08 CI 1.17–22.14Authors' conclusion
These findings highlight a common pathophysiology between DPN and SVD.
Study context
- Population
- Patients hospitalised with ischemic stroke, Cayenne general hospital; mean age 64.14 ± 15.2 years, 62.4 % male5.8 % with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN)
- Participants
- 226 patients
- Exposure
- DPN vs no DPN
- Outcome
- Association between the mechanism of stroke and the presence of DPN
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
Small-vessel disease (SVD) stroke mechanism
Adjusted odds ratio
5.08
CI 1.17–22.14
DPNvs No DPN
aOR 5.08 (CI 1.17–22.14)
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Can diabetic peripheral neuropathy predict lacunar stroke in patients with diabetes? Diabetes Metab. Published 9 June 2025. doi:10.
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