CONCLUSION: Electrodiagnostic and radiologic studies should be used in every diabetic patient presenting with leg pain and/or weakness to differentiate diabetic neuropathy from HLD, lumbar stenosis, or other space-occupying lesion. Thorough history taking and neurologic examination are needed to differentiate between these diseases, and the possibility of coexistence of or overlapping with these diseases should be considered. When the 2 diseases coexist as pain sources, treatment of both diseases may be needed for relief of the patient’s pain
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Diabetic amyotrophy coexisting with lumbar disk herniation and stenosis: a case report.
