title: [Blink reflex and stimulus detection by the facial nerve in 21 diabetics. Testing before and after precise blood sugar normalization by the artificial pancreas].
abstract: Study of the blink reflex and stimulodetection of the facial nerve in 21 diabetics with chronic hyperglycemia (HbA1C: 12.17 +/- 2.34%) shows normal or slightly prolonged R1, R2 and M latent periods in most cases. Forty-eight hour metabolic correction by artificial pancreas produces an overall improvement in the latent periods of the blink reflex, while the motor latent period of the facial nerve remained unchanged. The improvement, also observed in studies of limb responses, points towards a metabolic process directly related to the hyperglycemia.
mesh_terms: D001767:Blinking; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000628:therapy*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007332:Insulin Infusion Systems; D011930:Reaction Time
vernacular_title: Réflexe de clignement et stimulodétection du nerf facial chez 21 diabétiques. Etude avant et après normalisation glycémique stricte par pancréas artificiel.