The usefulness of the blink reflex in the early diagnosis of cranial nerve neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 323-327

  Al Azzawi, Lehadh M ^a   Mirza, K B ^a   Kummoona, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EYELID REFLEX; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RECORDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; BLINKING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME;

EID: 4544226838     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Augar, R.G.: Brainstem disorders and cranials neuropathies. In: clinical electromyography, brown, WF. and Bolton, CF. ed., PP. 417-429, 1987.
2. Bink, O.: Facial reflex examination: A clinical and neurophysiological study on acoustic turnours and brain displacement of the tentorial natch. Acta Neurol. Scand. suppl. 76; 62: 1-127, 1980.
3. Contocostas, C., Stamboulis, E., Siafakas, A., Papachristou, D. and Papageorgiov, C.: Changes of the blink reflex and visual evoked potential in patients with diabetes mellitus. Electromyog. Clin. Neurophysiol., 26: 597-603, 1986.
4. Delterne, R, VanNechel, C., Vercnrysse, A. and Ketefaer, P.: Result of a prospective study on the value of combined visual, Somatosensory, Brainstem auditory evoked potentials and blink reflex measurements for disclosing subclinical lesions in suspected multiple sclerosis. In: Conrjon, J.; Mauquiere, F. and Revol, M. eds., Clinical applications of evoked potentials in neurology. New York, Raven Press, 473-479, 1982.
5. Franser, D.M., Campbell, W, Ewing, D.J. and Clurke, B.E: Mononeuropathy in Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes, 28: 96-101, 1997.
6. Goor, C.: Investication of brainstem reflexes. In: current practice of clinical electromyography, ed., Goor Elsevier Science publisher B.V. The Nothlands. PP 389-415, 1984.
7. Kimura, J.: An evalaution of the facial and trigeminal nerves in polyneuropathy: Electrodiagnostic study in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Guillian-Barre syndrome, and Diabetic neuropathy. Neurology, 21: 745-752, 1971.
8. Kimura, J.: The blink reflex as a test for brainstem and higher central nervous system function. In: Desmedt, ed., New developments in electromyography and clinical neurophysiology, Excerpta medica, Amsterdam vol. 3, 682-691, 1973.
9. Kimura, J.: Conduction abnormalities of the facial and trigeminal nerves in poly neuropathy. Muscle and nerve, 5: S139-S144, 1982.
10. Kimura, J., Giron, LT. and Young, S.M.: Electrophysiological study of Bell Palsy: Electrically elicited blink reflex in assessment of prognosis. Arch. Otolaryng, 102: 140-143, 1976.
11. Kimura, J. (1988). Blink reflex in facial dyskinesia. In: Joseph, H. ed, Advances in Neurology, Raven press, New York. vol. 49: 39-63.
12. Mazzotta, G., Delgatta, E, Firenze, C. and Gallai, V.: The blink reflex diabetic patients electromyogr. Clin. Neurophysiol., 28: 291-294, 1988.
13. Neau, JP., Gil, R., Marechauol, R. and Lefevre, JP.: The blink reflex and stimulus detection by the facial nerve in 21 diabetics testing before and after precise blood sugar normalization by artificial pancreas. Acta Neurol. Belg., 85(5): 30-37. (abstr.), 1985.
14. Ongerboer de Visser, B.W. and Kypers, G.J.M.: Late blink reflex changes in lateral medullary lesion: An electrophysiological and neuroanatomical study of Wallenberg's syndrome. Brain, 101: 285-294, 1978.
15. Sanders, E., Reulen, J., Vande Velde, A. and Hogenhuis L.: The diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Contribution of non-clinical tests. J Neurol. sci., 72: 273-285, 1986.
16. Stamboulis, E., Malliara, S., Contocostas, C., Katoulis, E. and Papageorgiov, C.: Changes of blink reflex after intravenous glucose loading in patients with diabetes mellitus. Electromygr Clin. Neurophysiol., 28: 373-377, 1988.
17. Stamboulis, E., Searpalezos, S., Malliara, S., Voudiklari S. and Koutra, E.: Blink reflex in patients submitted to cronic periodical hemodialysis. Electromyogr. clin. neurophysiol., 27: 19-23, 1987.
18. Zargar, A.H., Sofi F.A, Laway, B.A., Masoodi, S.R., Shah, N.A. and Dae, F.A.: Profile of neurological problems in Diabetes Mellitus: Retrospective analysis data from 1294 patients. Annals of Saudi Medicine, 17: 20-25, 1997.