Tactile direction discrimination and vibration detection in diabetic neuropathy

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 302-308

  Loken L S ^a   Lundblad, L C ^a   Elam, M ^a   Olausson, H W ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diabetic neuropathy; Nerve conduction; Psychophysics; Quantitative sensory testing; Temperature perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEUROGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VIBRATION;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FOOT; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERONEAL NERVE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURAL NERVE; TOUCH PERCEPTION; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951145103     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01282.x     Document Type: Article

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