Impaired ascendant central pathways conduction in impotent diabetic subjects

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 381-386

  Sartucci, F ^a   Piaggesi, A ^a   Logi, F ^a   Bonfiglio, L ^a   Bongioanni, P ^a   Pellegrinetti, A ^a   Baccetti, F ^a   Navalesi, R ^a   Murri, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic function; Central neuropathy; Diabetes mellitus; Impotence; SEPs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC MICROANGIOPATHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; PUDENDAL NERVE;

EID: 0033019194     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1999.tb07368.x     Document Type: Article

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