title: Autonomic diabetic neuropathy: skin sympathetic response and neurovegetative cardiovascular functionality tests.
abstract: One hundred and twelve diabetic patients were submitted to several tests for evaluation of autonomic cardiovascular and sudomotor function. It was found that a patient could be positive to one test and negative to others, thus confirming the presence of sectorial lesions which do not affect the autonomic nervous system uniformly. The parasympathetic system is more frequently and precociously affected than the sympathetic system. The tests used for investigating the sympathetic component, the sympathetic skin response (SSR) gives results which are more frequently and precociously altered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Fermo Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dellantonio
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paladini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cinti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fumelli
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Testa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Angeleri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000294:innervation; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology