Small nerve fiber dysfunction in diabeti
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Dr. Xavier Navarro; Dr. William R. Kennedy; Dr. Timothy J. Fries
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Article
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1989
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Sensory and autonomic small nerve fiber function was studied in 142 type I diabetics and 45 control subjects. Thermal sensitivity (TS), hot pain sensitivity, and the activity of sweat glands (SGs) were quantitated on the dorsum of the hand and the foot. TS was abnormal in 86% of patients in the foot