Role of blink reflex in diagnosis of subclinical cranial neuropathy in diabetic mellitus type II

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 449-452

  Kazem, Shakouri S ^a,b   Behzad, Davoudi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blink Reflex; Cranial Neuropathy; Diabetes Mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYNEUROPATHY; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AGED; BLINKING; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33646689329     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.phm.0000197590.10469.4b     Document Type: Article

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