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===Introduction=== | ===Introduction=== | ||
[[Image:Bluthirnschranke nach Infarkt nativ und KM.png|thumb|right|400px|Defect of the blood-brain barrier after stroke shown in MRI.]] | |||
Diabetes related peripheral and cerebrovascular diseases are peripheral vascular disease and stroke. Peripheral vascular disease (PVD, also known as peripheral artery disease, PAD) is a term used to refer to atherosclerotic blockages found in the lower extremity, and it causes either acute or chronic ischemia (lack of blood supply). It has a two- to four-fold increased incidence in subjects with diabetes, which is present in 15% of diabetic patients. The ankle/brachial systolic blood pressure index, a noninvasive measure of peripheral vascular disease, is widely used in epidemiological studies.<cite>57</cite><cite>58</cite> The symptomatic manifestations of peripheral vascular disease are intermittent claudication and limb ischemia. Impairment of the circulation in the foot owing to diabetic macro- and microvascular diseases is the most common non-traumatic reason for limb amputation. The prevalence of peripheral vascular disease increases with advancing age, duration of diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy. The latter condition may mask the symptoms of limb ischemia and thus disease progression may be advanced before patients and healthcare providers realize that peripheral vascular disease is present. About 20% of patients with mild peripheral vascular disease may be asymptomatic; other symptoms include:<cite>59</cite> | Diabetes related peripheral and cerebrovascular diseases are peripheral vascular disease and stroke. Peripheral vascular disease (PVD, also known as peripheral artery disease, PAD) is a term used to refer to atherosclerotic blockages found in the lower extremity, and it causes either acute or chronic ischemia (lack of blood supply). It has a two- to four-fold increased incidence in subjects with diabetes, which is present in 15% of diabetic patients. The ankle/brachial systolic blood pressure index, a noninvasive measure of peripheral vascular disease, is widely used in epidemiological studies.<cite>57</cite><cite>58</cite> The symptomatic manifestations of peripheral vascular disease are intermittent claudication and limb ischemia. Impairment of the circulation in the foot owing to diabetic macro- and microvascular diseases is the most common non-traumatic reason for limb amputation. The prevalence of peripheral vascular disease increases with advancing age, duration of diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy. The latter condition may mask the symptoms of limb ischemia and thus disease progression may be advanced before patients and healthcare providers realize that peripheral vascular disease is present. About 20% of patients with mild peripheral vascular disease may be asymptomatic; other symptoms include:<cite>59</cite> | ||
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Cerebrovascular mortality rates have been shown to be raised in patients with type 2 diabetes and have been reported that it is at least as great a risk factor in type 1 diabetes as in type 2. It is found that cerebrovascular mortality is raised at all ages in these patients.<cite>61</cite> Typical brain strokes can be classified into two categories: ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes.<cite>60</cite> Ischemic strokes are those that are caused by vessel occlusion mostly by embolism, while hemorrhagic strokes (intracerebral hemorrhage) are the ones which result from rupture of a blood vessel due to hypertension. About 80% of strokes are caused by ischemia, and the remainder by hemorrhage. Some hemorrhages develop inside the areas of ischemia, and thus it is unknown how many hemorrhages actually start as ischemic stroke. | Cerebrovascular mortality rates have been shown to be raised in patients with type 2 diabetes and have been reported that it is at least as great a risk factor in type 1 diabetes as in type 2. It is found that cerebrovascular mortality is raised at all ages in these patients.<cite>61</cite> Typical brain strokes can be classified into two categories: ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes.<cite>60</cite> Ischemic strokes are those that are caused by vessel occlusion mostly by embolism, while hemorrhagic strokes (intracerebral hemorrhage) are the ones which result from rupture of a blood vessel due to hypertension. About 80% of strokes are caused by ischemia, and the remainder by hemorrhage. Some hemorrhages develop inside the areas of ischemia, and thus it is unknown how many hemorrhages actually start as ischemic stroke. | ||
===Evaluation=== | ===Evaluation=== | ||