Sympathetic skin response in diabetic children: Do diabetic children have diabetic neuropathy?

Pediatrics International

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 631-636

  Torigoe, Katsumi ^a   Numata, Osamu ^a   Yazaki, Satoshi ^a   Hasegawa, Satoshi ^a   Boku, Naoki ^a   Hiura, Makoto ^a   Haruyoshi, Ino ^a   Matsunaga, Masamichi ^a  

^a NAGAOKA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Diabetic neuropathy; Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; Sympathetic skin response

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETOGENESIS; DYSAUTONOMIA; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; SKIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0033429068     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200X.1999.01146.x     Document Type: Article

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