title: Nerve conduction velocity distribution in normal subjects and in diabetic patients without clinical signs of neuropathy. II. Sensory nerve.
abstract: A new computer-assisted method to evaluate sensory conduction velocity distribution and dispersion of the digital nerve of the middle finger in normal subjects and in type I and type II diabetic subjects without any neurological impairment is reported. Distribution curves were exponentially shaped in normal and in diabetic subjects. In insulin-dependent diabetics, only slower conduction velocity fibers were involved, whereas no significant difference was observed between the non-insulin-dependent diabetic group and the control group.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Neurologica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Caccia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dezuanni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bevilacqua
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Bertora
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salvaggio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mangoni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Norbiato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004576:Electromyography; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology*; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors