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POLYRADICULITIS
Diffuse root involvement; seen with, among another disorders, diabeticneuropathy (diabetic polyradiculopathy).
Synonym: polyradiculitis.
Diabetic polyradiculopathy, an inclusiveterm for different types of diabeticneuropathy another than a polyneuropathy; includes diabeticamyotrophy and diabeticthoracic radiculopathy; attributed to diabetes-induced injury of one or more roots, often sequential in the lumbar, thoracic, or occasionally, cervical region; affects primarily older males.