Diabetic neuropathy handbook co-edited by WCMC-Q professor

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) researcher Dr Rayaz Malik has co-edited the medical textbook, ‘Handbook of Clinical Neurology’, which will serve as a comprehensive guide for clinicians and researchers dealing with complications of the nervous system arising from diabetes. Dr Malik, professor of Medicine at WCMC-Q, jointly edited the 640-page textbook, the full title of which is ‘Diabetes and the Nervous System: Handbook of Clinical Neurology’, with Dr Douglas Zochodne, professor of Neurology at the University of Alberta. The handbook, which took three years to compile, comprises 36 chapters written by the world’s foremost experts in the field of diabetic neuropathy from elite institutions in North America, Europe, New Zealand, Japan and Qatar. The handbook provides a comprehensive update on experimental and translational studies of the peripheral and central nervous system in children and adults with diabetes and pre-diabetes. The latest diagnostic techniques, including peripheral and central imaging as well as therapies for diabetic neuropathy, are discussed in detail.  Dr Malik said, “The global diabetes and obesity epidemic means that diabetic neuropathy, which affects at least 50% of all diabetic patients, has become an extremely pressing health issue for both medical science and society at large. “Our aim with the handbook is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date guide for clinicians and researchers to help bridge the translational gap towards earlier diagnosis and treatment with the best therapies to improve patient outcomes.”Dr Malik pioneered the development of a novel diagnostic exam for diabetic neuropathy, which involves live imaging of the patient’s cornea through a special microscope. ‘Diabetes and the Nervous System: Handbook of Clinical Neurology’ is published by Elsevier Science and Technology.