Prolonged mechanical noise restores tactile sense in diabetic neuropathic patients

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-10

  Cloutier, Rachel ^a   Horr, Samuel ^a,b   Niemi, James B ^b   D'Andrea, Susan ^b   Lima, Christina ^a   Harry, Jason D ^b   Veves, Aristidis ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Afferent Corporation   (United States)

^c Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Neuropathy; Stochastic resonance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HALLUX; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; NERVE FUNCTION; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; TOUCH; VIBRATION SENSE;

AGED; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TOUCH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

EID: 62149092827     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734608330522     Document Type: Article

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