Disturbed vibrotactile sense in finger pulps in patients with Type1 diabetes-correlations with glycaemic level, clinical examination and electrophysiology

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1045-1052

  Dahlin, L B ^a   Granberg, V ^a   Rolandsson, O ^b   Rosen I ^a   Dahlin, E ^a   Sundkvist, G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Electrophysiology; HbA1c; Type 1; Vibrotactile sense

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; FINGER; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TOUCH; VIBRATION SENSE;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINGERS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSATION DISORDERS; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051606253     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03328.x     Document Type: Article

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