Blink reflex alterations in recently diagnosed diabetic patients
Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation. 2007; 34 (1-2): 95-106
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ABSTRACT
To determine the frequency of blink reflex alterations and to examine the influence of hyperglycemia in inducing the alterations in recently diagnosed Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. A cross-sectional study was carried out on patients having asymptomatic diabetes with a period of evolution under 10 years. In all 47 patients [26 women and 21 men], serum glycemia levels were determined and the latency onset of the blink reflex components were measured. The average patient age was 44.5 +/- 11.0 [mean +/- SD] years with a diabetes evolution period of 4.3 +/- 2.9 [mean +/- SD] years. After a fasting serum glucose test, the diabetic patients were catalogued as normoglycemic [= 126mg/dl] or as hyperglycemic [>126mg/dl] and subjected to a blink reflex test. The results obtained from the diabetic patients were compared with those from a non-diabetic control group. 14.8-31.9% of the diabetic patients showed alterations in blink reflex component latencies, The differences compared with the control group were significant [p<0.05]. Diabetes, as is well-known, can affect the central and peripheral nervous system and there does not appear to be a link between glycemic levels and blink reflex components. However, blink reflex alterations were present even in diabetic patients with a relatively short period of disease evolution
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IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental)
Asunto principal:
Parpadeo
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Glucemia
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Estudios Transversales
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Diabetes Mellitus
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Egypt. Rheumatol. Rehabil.
Año:
2007
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