TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Rehabilitation of Peripheral Neuropathy A1 - Craig, Anita A2 - Mitra, Raj PY - 2019 T2 - Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine AB - Peripheral neuropathy (pn) encompasses a large spectrum of peripheral nervous system disorders with a wide range of causative factors. The overall prevalence of PN is challenging to determine given the diverse etiologies. Diabetic PN is the most common cause of neuropathy with prevalence rates in type 1 diabetics of up to 34%, and up to 25% in type 2 diabetics.1 Those with asymptomatic but electrodiagnostically present disease increase the rate to as high as 54%.2 PN is particularly common in the elderly, with a prevalence in older Americans being as high as 20%; 10% of this population is individuals aged 60 years with diabetic PN, with another 10% being attributed to other causes.3 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182775993 ER -