Abstract
Diabetic polyneuropathy can be easily diagnosed when the nerve conduction studies
are affected. Strength Duration Time (SDTc) reflects nerve excitability properties
and was previously used several times to demonstrate the excitability properties of
the nerves in the existence of electrophysiologically developed diabetic polyneuropathy.
But as we all know, diabetic patients may experience neuropathic symptoms even though
their routine nerve conduction studies are normal. SDTc may be useful in this early
stages of developing neuropathy. In this study we aimed to evaluate the SDTc properties
of diabetic patients in this early preclinic stage. Recently SDTc was commonly studied
in the upper extremities but most of the diabetic neuropathies are predominant in
the lower extremities. So here we also studied both upper and lower extremities to
demonstrate a possible difference.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: July 11, 2011
Accepted:
June 9,
2011
Received in revised form:
June 2,
2011
Received:
March 28,
2011
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