Enteric cholinergic neuropathy in patients with diabetes: Non-invasive assessment with positron emission tomography.

Mette Winther KlingePer BorghammerSten LundTatyana FedorovaKaroline KnudsenAnne-Mette HaaseJens Juel ChristiansenKlaus Krogh

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2019)

Assessed with 11 C-Donepezil PET/CT, patients with DM and severe bowel symptoms have reduced cholinergic innervation of the gut indicative of parasympathetic denervation.

Keyphrases

positron emission tomography
pet ct
computed tomography
heart rate variability
pet imaging
early onset
sleep quality
type diabetes
adipose tissue
drug induced
depressive symptoms