Aesthesiometry: Quantification of cutaneous pressure sensation in diabetic peripheral neuropathy

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Holewski, J.J. ^{[1
]}

Stess, R.M. ^{[1
]}

Graf, P.M. ^{[1
]}

Grunfeld, C. ^{[1
]}

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[1] Rehabilitation Research and Development Department, Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, United States

来源：

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development | 1988年 / 25卷 / 02期

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The Semmes-Weinstein pressure aesthesiometer, which measures cutaneous pressure sensation, was used for quantifying sensory loss in diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Eighty subjects comprising four groups were tested: nondiabetic controls; non-neuropathic, diabetic controls; diabetic subjects with neuropathy and without a history of pedal ulcerations; and, diabetic subjects with a history of or active pedal ulceration. Cutaneous pressure sensation of 10 dorsal and plantar sites on the foot were tested, using a method of interval comparison modeled after the two-alternative forced choice algorithm. The sensitivity threshold level was defined as the lightest probe in which the subject accurately chose the correct interval in at least 2 out of 3 trials.

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