Peripheric and automatic neuropathy in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: the effect of L-carnitine treatment on the peripheral and autonomic nervous system.
Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol
; 45(6): 343-51, 2005.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To determine neuropathy frequency with electromyography (EMG) in asymptomatic diabetic children, and to demonstrate whether the electromyographical abnormalities noted improve after L-carnitine treatment. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
This study was carried out on 51 type 1 diabetes mellitus patients (of whom, 26 were female; average age 12) and 21 healthy children as the control group. Thirty four patients, whose nerve conduction velocity (NCS) was diagnosed as pathological, were treated with L-carnitine (dosage 2 g/m2/day) for two months and their NCS checked at the end of the treatment period.RESULTS:
At least one electrophysiological parameter was abnormal in 38 out of 51 patients (74.6%). At the end of the treatment, Stage 1 a patients (NCS pathologic and neurologic examination normal) demonstrated a 44% improvement in all pathologic NCS parameters and a 50% improvement in sympathetic skin responses (SSR), while in Stage 1 b patients (NCS and neurologic examination pathologic) a matching ratio of improvement was detected in SSR but no definite improvement was noted in the all pathologic NCS parameters.CONCLUSION:
Starting carnitine treatment in the early stages may be more effective in the treatment of sub-clinical neuropathy. A two-month treatment period may not be sufficient in detecting an electrophysiological improvement in cases where neurological deficits had been determined
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complejo Vitamínico B
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Carnitina
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1
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Neuropatías Diabéticas
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Conducción Nerviosa
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía