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3373246

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-6-27
pubmed:abstractText
In 29 diabetic subjects with or without symptoms of diabetic peripheral and autonomic neuropathy, the association between the pupillary light reflex (the latency of the constriction of the pupil) and various sensory and motor neural measurements, duration of diabetes and quality of glycaemic control was evaluated. Compared with normal subjects the latency of the constriction reaction of the pupil was significantly prolonged in the group of diabetics (mean +/- SEM: 236.3 +/- 5.8 ms versus 210.5 +/- 3.7; P less than 0.001). Thermal discrimination thresholds were positively correlated with the latency of the constriction reaction of the pupil (r = 0.43, P less than 0.025). Vibratory perception threshold, motor nerve conduction velocity of the peroneal nerve, H-M interval of the Hoffmann reflex and duration of diabetes were not correlated with the constriction latency, whereas glycaemic control showed a weak correlation. It is concluded that there may be a relationship between autonomic (parasympathetic) pupillary dysfunction and peripheral small nerve fibre dysfunction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0340-5354
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
235
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
245-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Pupillary light reflex and quantitative sensory and motor neural function tests in diabetic patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study