Dysfunction of small myelinated afferents in diabetic polyneuropathy, as assessed by laser evoked potentials

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 270-276

  Agostino, R ^a,b   Cruccu, G ^a   Romaniello, A ^a   Innocenti, P ^c   Inghilleri, M ^a   Manfredi, M ^a,d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Antidiabetic Center 'ACISMOM'   (Italy)

^c REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetic polyneuropathy; Laser evoked potentials; Sensory function; Small diameter nerve fibers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE;

BRAIN; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; LASERS; NEURONS, AFFERENT;

EID: 0033989950     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(99)00247-3     Document Type: Article

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