Evaluation of Peripheral Polyneuropathy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Using Quantitative Sensory Test
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
; : 102-109, 2001.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether quantitative sensory test can be used as a screening test of peripheral polyneuropathy in patients with diabetes mellitus, and to evaluate the severity of peripheral polyneuropathy in patients with diabetes mellitus using quantitative sensory test. METHOD: We performed nerve conduction study to right upper and left lower extremity of the patients. Quantitative sensory test was performed using TSA-2001 thermal sensory analyser on right thenar and left foot dorsum in both diabetic and control groups. RESULTS: 1) The warm sense and heat pain threshold were higher, the cold sense and cold pain threshold were lower in diabetic group than age-matched control group (p<0.05). 2) The warm sense and heat pain threshold were higher, the cold sense and cold pain threshold were lower in diabetic group than young-aged control group (p<0.05). 3) As nerve conduction study results were severe, the cold sense threshold in right thenar were decreased (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Quantitative sensory study in patients with diabetes mellitus are sensitive to identify neuropathic change; thus, they would be used as the screening method of diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy.
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Main subject:
Polyneuropathies
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Mass Screening
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Pain Threshold
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Lower Extremity
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Foot
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Hot Temperature
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Neural Conduction
Type of study:
Screening_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
Year:
2001
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Article