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Neuropsychological Function in Diabetic Patients with Neuropathy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. S. Lawson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
D. L Williams Erdahl
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry
T. N. Monga
Affiliation:
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
C. E. Bird
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine
M. W. Donald
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology
D. H. C. Surridge
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry
F. J. J. Letemendia
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry

Summary

Psychometric examination of a group of diabetic patients and a group of age-matched controls failed to provide evidence of impaired intellectual functioning in the diabetic group. The cognitive status of the diabetics was not related to the duration of the illness, the age at diagnosis, or clinical ratings of peripheral or autonomic neuropathy.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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