Definition: 'Diabetic Polyradiculopathy'
diabetic polyradiculopathy
Type: Term
Definitions:
1. an inclusive term for several types of diabetic neuropathy other than a polyneuropathy; includes diabetic amyotrophy and diabetic thoracic radiculopathy; attributed to diabetes-induced injury of one or more roots, often sequential, in the lumbar, thoracic, or occasionally, cervical region; affects primarily older men.
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