Diabetes mellitus and the nervous system

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 620-632

  Watkins, P J ^a   Thomas, P K ^b  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIARRHEA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ESOPHAGUS; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GALLBLADDER; GENETIC DISORDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMPOTENCE; KIDNEY DENERVATION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY ARREST; REVIEW; STOMACH PARESIS; SWEATING; WOLFRAM SYNDROME;

EID: 0031788101     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.65.5.620     Document Type: Review

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