Tan E T, Johnson R H, Lambie D G, Whiteside E A
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1984 Dec;47(12):1335-7. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.47.12.1335.
Cardiac vagal reflexes were studied in 11 alcoholic subjects, 1 to 6 weeks after withdrawal and again after up to 27 months of continued abstinence. On initial investigation six subjects had vagal neuropathy. On the second occasion only two subjects had vagal neuropathy and significant improvement was seen in the total patient group with regard to heart rate responses to standing, Valsalva's manoeuvre and atropine infusion. Vagal neuropathy in alcoholics may be reversible with abstinence and/or improved nutrition.
对11名戒酒1至6周的酒精成瘾者进行了心脏迷走反射研究,并在持续戒酒长达27个月后再次进行研究。在初次调查时,6名受试者患有迷走神经病变。在第二次检查时,只有2名受试者患有迷走神经病变,并且在整个患者组中,对于站立、瓦尔萨尔瓦动作和阿托品输注的心率反应有显著改善。酒精成瘾者的迷走神经病变可能通过戒酒和/或改善营养而可逆。