Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5587966 | Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The patient population was characterised by poor glycaemic control and hypertension. In line with this, neuropathy was rampant. The monofilament test tended to define more cases of probable neuropathy than the NCS, however specificity was rather low. Plantar skin thickening may have led to false positives in this population. Overall concordance was, however, appreciable, and could support continued use of monofilament as a neuropathy screening tool. The NC-stat DPNCheck could be useful in cases of diagnostic uncertainty or for research purposes in a low resource setting.
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Authors
Elinor C. Vogt, Marianne Ãksnes, Faiza Suleiman, Buthayna Ali Juma, Hrafnkell B. Thordarson, Ola Ommedal, Eirik Søfteland,