Summary
Repeated measurements of motor conduction velocity in 14 primarily untreated diabetics showed a clear improvement in nerve-function during insulin treatment. — Similar results could not he produced by measuring the threshold for vibration sense.
Résumé
De nombreuses mesures de la vitesse de conduction des nerfs moteurs chez 14 diabétiques n'ayant subi aucune thérapeutique médicamenteuse, ont montré une amélioration évidente du fonctionnement nerveux pendant la durée du traitement à l'insuline, et une détérioration après l'arrêt du traitement. — Des résultats similaires n'ont pas pu être obtenus en mesurant le seuil de la perception vibratoire.
Zusammenfassung
Bei wiederholter Messung der motorischen Leitgeschwindigkeit bei 14 ursprünglich unbehandelten Diabetikern konnte ein Anstieg der Leitgeschwindigkeit während der Behandlung mit Insulin und ein erneuter Abfall nach Unterbrechung der Therapie nachgewiesen werden. — Die Schwelle der Vibrations-empfindung veränderte sich hingegen unter der Insulinbehandlung nicht nachweisbar.
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Gregersen, G. Variations in motor conduction velocity produced by acute changes of the metabolic state in diabetic patients. Diabetologia 4, 273–277 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01309900
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