Value of sympathetic skin response test in the early diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1317-1320

  Huang, Yi Ning ^a   Jia, Zhi Rong ^a   Shi, Xin ^a   Sun, Xiang Ru ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Diabetic neuropathy; Electrophysiology; Peripheral nervous system disease; Sympathetic nervous system; Sympathetic skin response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; SKIN; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 4844227754     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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