Early diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy using double-shock stimulation of peripheral nerves

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1419-1422

  Tan, Meliha ^a   Tan, Uner ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diabetic neuropathy; Excitation; Inhibition; Nerve action potential; Peripheral nerve; Refractory period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0042346371     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(03)00154-8     Document Type: Article

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