[Electrophysiological diagnosis of diabetic polyneuropathy in patients with newly detected diabetes Type I].
With the purpose of studying the condition of the neuromuscular apparatus, an electroneuromuscular myographic investigation was conducted in 36 patients with freshly detected type I diabetes mellitus in the state of compensation with no neurologic complaints. The study made showed 100% affection of the peripheral portion of the nervous system (subclinical form of polyneuropathy) which has been shown to be more manifest in the lower extremites. The secured results corroborate the symmetry theory of affection of the peripheral nervous system in type I diabetes mellitus.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000379:methods*; D005121:Extremities / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male