Neurofisiología de la diabetes mellitusestudio de los potenciales evocados visuales y auditivos en una muestra de niños entre 6 y 16 años

Abstract

Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease in which short-term complications (hyperglycaemia and hypoglycaemia) can affect normal neuropsychological functioning, especially when the metabolic control of the disease is not adequate. Objectives Neurophysiological study of the performance of a group of children diagnosed with DM. Material and methods The sample consisted of a group of 42 children with diabetes (GD) and a control group of 43 children without diabetes (GND). The GD was divided into two groups: early diabetes and late diabetic, depending on the age at diagnosis of the disease, before or after 5 years old. Measurements We recorded latencies and amplitudes of visual and auditory evoked potentials (VEP and AEP) Results Differences were found in the records of the latencies and amplitudes of the VEP between GD and GND, when the right eye was stimulated in the derivation O1. Also were found Differences were also found between the GD and GND in the amplitude of the VEP in the derivation O1 when the left eye was stimulated. No differences were found in the AEP. Conclusions Diabetes mellitus can cause slight alterations in bioelectric activity of children, despite the disease being of short term evolution.