Vibrotactile sense in median and ulnar nerve innervated fingers of men with Type 2 diabetes, normal or impaired glucose tolerance

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 543-549

  Dahlin, L B ^a,d   Thrainsdottir, S ^a   Cederlund, R ^a   Thomsen, N O B ^a   Eriksson, K F ^a   Rosen I ^b   Speidel, T ^c   Sundqvist, G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c PID AB   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Median nerve; Neuropathy; Type 2 diabetes; Ulnar nerve; Vibrotactile sense

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FINGER; FOREARM; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INDEX FINGER; LITTLE FINGER; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; NERVE FUNCTION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; SCORING SYSTEM; ULNAR NERVE; VIBRATION SENSE; WRIST;

AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FINGERS; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECEPTORS, SENSORY; SENSATION DISORDERS; TOUCH; ULNAR NERVE; VIBRATION;

EID: 42549104559     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02433.x     Document Type: Article

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