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[P200 parameters in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2)]
Oscar H Hernández1,2, Luisa Aguirre-Manzo1, Freddy Ye-Ehuan1
1Hospital General de Especialidades Dr. Javier Buenfil Osorio, Secretaría de Salud, Campeche, Camp., México.
Introduction:
A complication underserved in diabetic patients is the cognitive deficits that can reach dementia. Studying the association between electrophysiological, neuropsychological, and biochemical measures could provide a breakthrough in the understanding of this phenomenon.
Objectives:
To compare P200 parameters between subjects with and without diabetes mellitus type 2 and to determine their relationship with biochemical and neuropsychological indicators.
Methods:
This is an observational, prospective, transversal and analytical study. Seventy-four participants were divided into two groups: 37 with diabetes mellitus type 2, and 37 subjects as controls. P200 latency, amplitude, and rate of rise to somatosensory stimuli were measured and related to the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) test and blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin.
Results:
Diabetics showed longer latency (p < 0.042, 1-tail) and lower MMSE score (p < 0.0001) than controls. Negative associations of amplitude and rising rate with glycosylated hemoglobin were observed in patients (p < 0.025); also, between amplitude and blood glucose (p < 0.038, 1-tail) and between MMSE score and time with diabetes mellitus type 2 (p < 0.007).
Conclusions:
The P200 parameters of the somatosensory system are sensitive to metabolic deterioration of diabetic patients, so its use in monitoring the cognitive state of patients is recommended.
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