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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-8-7
pubmed:abstractText
In a previous publication, we presented evidence of slowed conduction speed in the central nervous systems of insulin-dependent diabetic subjects, manifest in a delay in the latency of the brainstem auditory-evoked response (BAER). In this article, we present the results of a multivariate study conducted on a larger sample of 50 insulin-dependent, adult diabetic subjects. The purpose of the study was to determine some of the functional correlates of the BAER delay; each patient received an assessment of the BAER, the late auditory-evoked potential (EP), the conduction velocities of the sural, median, and common peroneal nerves, and intellectual and emotional function, in addition to neurologic and audiologic examinations. A nondiabetic control group was matched with the diabetic group as to age and sex. The results indicated a delay in the latency of wave V, and in interpeak latencies I-III and I-V, of the BAER. The most reliable effect was on interpeak latency I-V; this suggested that the locus of the delay was in the central auditory projections, rather than in the acoustic nerve. In addition, BAER waves I, II, III, IV, and V were reduced in amplitude, as was the N1 component of the late auditory EP; the most reliable reduction in amplitude was in wave V. The effect was similar in magnitude for males and females, relative to their counterparts in the control group. The slowed BAER response appeared early in the disease and was not related to the duration of insulin treatment. It was correlated with a chronic loss of energy and the presence of sexual dysfunction.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0012-1797
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
627-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Autonomic Nervous System Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Blood Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Brain Stem, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Depression, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Diabetes Mellitus, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Diabetic Neuropathies, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Evoked Potentials, Auditory, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Female, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Male, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Neural Conduction, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Sex Characteristics, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological, pubmed-meshheading:6734944-Time Factors
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional correlates of reduced central conduction velocity in diabetic subjects.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't