Gastric emptying, postprandial blood pressure, glycaemia and splanchnic flow in Parkinson’s disease

Figure 1 Systolic blood pressure (A), diastolic blood pressure (B) and heart rate (C) immediately before and after 75 g oral glucose load in 21 patients with Parkinson’s disease. BP: Blood pressure.

Figure 2 Superior mesenteric artery blood flow immediately before and after 75 g oral glucose load in 21 patients with Parkinson’s disease. SMA: Superior mesenteric artery.

Figure 3 Blood glucose immediately before and after 75 g oral glucose load in 21 patients with Parkinson’s disease.

Figure 4 Relationship between gastric half emptying time (GE T₅₀) and autonomic nerve function score (R = 0. 55, P < 0.01). ANF: Autonomic nerve function.

Figure 5 Relationship between the absolute blood glucose at t = 30 min with the gastric half emptying time (GE T₅₀) (R = -0. 52, P < 0.05).