H-reflex Studies in Patients with Subclinical Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
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: 683-687, 1999.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The H-reflex has been used to assess the proximal nerve conduction in radiculopathy or peripheral neuropathy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of the H-reflex in the diagnosis of subclinical diabetic polyneuropathy.METHOD:
Thirty-four diabetic patients (17 women and 17 men) who had neither motor nor sensory symptoms were selected (mean age 57.6 +/- 12.9 years). The duration of diabetes varied from 0.5 to 24 years (mean 6.2 +/- 5.1 years). None of the patients had any known cause of peripheral neuropathy other than diabetes. Twenty-seven healthy subjects (16 women and 11 men) were evaluated as an age-matched control group. H-reflex studies were performed using Braddom and Johnson's methods. The presence and latencies of the H-reflexes were examined in both legs.RESULTS:
Twenty-four of the 34 patients (70.6%) had abnormal H-reflex responses (absent H-reflex in 17, prolonged latency in 7). However, only three out of the 27 control subjects (11.1%) had abnormal H-reflex responses (absent H-reflex in 1, prolonged latency in 2).CONCLUSIONS:
Abnormalities in H-reflex studies have often been seen in diabetic subjects without overt neurological symptoms. This study suggests that the H-reflex study may be a useful screening tool in the diagnosis of subclinical diabetic polyneuropathy.
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Assunto principal:
Radiculopatia
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Periférico
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Neuropatias Diabéticas
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Diagnóstico
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Reflexo H
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Perna (Membro)
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Condução Nervosa
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Ano de publicação:
1999
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