Evaluation of sudomotor function in diabetes using the dynamic sweat test

Neurology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-56

  Provitera, V ^a   Nolano, M ^a   Caporaso, G ^a   Stancanelli, A ^a   Santoro, L ^b   Kennedy, W R ^c  

^a Salvatore Maugeri Foundation IRCCS Medical Center of Telese Terme   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PILOCARPINE; STARCH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEAT GLAND; SWEAT TEST; SWEATING; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BODY TEMPERATURE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BODY TEMPERATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEAT GLANDS; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 74049143898     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181c7da4b     Document Type: Article

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