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Detection of diabetic autonomic neuropathy in diabetes mellitus type 2 | ||
| Medical Journal of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-86 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ghafil Seyhood Hassan; Bassam Talib Al-Gailani; Kahtan Ghanim Hameed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Fifty seven subjects (40 diabetic patients and 17 control subjects) were used in this study in Marjan Teaching Hospital/ Hilla between Dec. 2005 to Nov. 2006. The main measures were used; assessment of autonomic nervous system, Doppler ultrasonography and some laboratory tests. The FMD% was significantly less by 64% in diabetic patients in comparison to control subjects. All autonomic nervous system functions tests were impaired in diabetic patients. An increase in duration of illness, there was a significant proportional increase in HbA1c and plasma nitrite concentration. Duration of diabetic illness affected all autonomic function testes. The reported lipid profile in this study was a significant high in diabetic patients except high density lipoprotein (HDL) which showed a significant deceased 20% in comparison to control subjects. Plasma nitrite concentration was significantly increased 53.4% in diabetic patients in comparison to control subjects. | ||
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