[Thoraco-abdominal manifestation of diabetic neuropathy]

The differential diagnostic importance of the thoraco-abdominal manifestation of diabetic neuropathy, with special reference to the neurophysiological findings is underlined. The cases of six patients are described who suffered from severe, burning pain of varying location (area of the lower thoracic aperture, lower abdomen, scapulae, back). In all six patients pathological spontaneous activity of different location and intensity could be found bilaterally in the paravertebral muscles. Their segmental location correlated with the individual experience of pain.