Proposal of a new method for the use of the Rydel–Seiffer tuning fork in the screening of diabetic polyneuropathy. A pilot study. Issue 2 (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: de Simone, R.; Rabitti, P.G.; De Feo, E.M.; Manguso, F.; Piscopo, G.; Scionti, L.
• Is Part Of: Diabetes research and clinical practice. Volume 108:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: e21
• Page End: e24
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Diabetes -- Periodicals; Diabetes Mellitus -- Periodicals; 616.462
• DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2015.02.026
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0168-8227

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Our new method has good specificity and sensitivity to identify neuropathic subjects.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Our new method is comparable to that of Rydel–Seiffer.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">It can be useful to screen subjects with diabetes for peripheral neuropathy.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>