Effect of degree and duration of protein energy malnutrition on peripheral nerves in children.

Autor: Ghosh S, Vaid K, Mohan M, Maheshwari MC
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry [J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry] 1979 Aug; Vol. 42 (8), pp. 760-3.
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.42.8.760
Abstrakt: Nerve conduction studies were conducted in 67 children to assess the effect of malnutrition on the peripheral nervous system. Significant reduction in nerve conduction velocities was demonstrated in severe protein energy malnutrition and ongoing long-term malnutrition.
Databáze: MEDLINE