Autonomic neuropathy: Clinical and instrumental findings

Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 346-358

  Spallone, Vincenza ^b   Menzinger, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bladder; Blood flow; Blood pressure; Breathing; Diabetes mellitus; Gastrointestinal system; Heart rate variability; Hypoglycaemia; Impotence; Sweating

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEART; HUMANS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0030725792     PISSN: 10656766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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