title: Current perception threshold and sympathetic skin response in diabetic and alcoholic polyneuropathies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Correlation between current perception threshold and sympathetic skin response was investigated in patients with diabetic or alcoholic polyneuropathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Current perception threshold was measured using Neurometer CPT/C, and the sympathetic skin response was measured using Neuropack sigma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fourteen patients with diabetic polyneuropathy and 10 patients with alcoholic polyneuropathy were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a significant negative correlation between the current perception threshold to 5 Hz stimulation and the amplitude of sympathetic skin response.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Since both current perception threshold to 5 Hz stimulation and sympathetic skin response are related to C fibers, these two are considered to be impaired concurrently in diabetic and alcoholic polyneuropathies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo.
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Katsuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Tomoka
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Naganuma
authors.forename: Yoshie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishijo
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizutani
mesh_terms: D000320:Adrenergic Fibers / Q000502:physiology*; D020269:Alcoholic Neuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004056:Differential Threshold; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D017288:Pain Threshold / Q000502:physiology; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013697:Thermosensing / Q000502:physiology