Cranial neuropathies in diabetes

As a result of the low frequency of cases, there is poor epidemiologic data available on cranial neuropathies. However, there is a large amount of data related to the prevalence of diabetes among patients affected by cranial nerve neuropathy of any kind. According to a trustworthy study, patients affected by diabetes have 1% incidence rate of developing cranial nerve palsy, which is 10 times higher than those who are not affected by diabetes.³