Measurements of sweat response and skin vasomotor reflex for assessment of autonomic dysfunction in patients with diabetes

Journal of Diabetes and its Complications

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 278-283

  Asahina, Masato ^a   Yamanaka, Yoshitaka ^a   Akaogi, Yuichi ^a   Kuwabara, Satoshi ^a   Koyama, Yu ^a   Hattori, Takamichi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autonomic neuropathy; Diabetes; Skin blood flow; Skin vasomotor reflex; Sudomotor function

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFLEX; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SWEAT; SWEATING; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 45849143300     PISSN: 10568727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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