title: Body sway in diabetic neuropathy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the influence of peripheral neuropathy on body sway assessed by posturography.
  
  
  METHODS
  The age-matched study subjects included 10 insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) patients with peripheral neuropathy (DN), 23 IDDM patients without peripheral neuropathy (D) according to the San Antonio Consensus Conference guidelines, and 21 control subjects (C). All subjects with symptoms and/or clinical signs of postural instability were excluded from the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The trace surface was significantly larger in the DN than in the C and D groups (P < 0.05), and the trace length was longer in the DN than in the C and D groups (P < 0.01). Mean velocity was faster in the DN than in the other two groups (P < 0.001). A direct relationship was found between the parameters of posturography and some parameters of the nerve conduction velocity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy demonstrate a relative deficit in their ability to maintain posture. Posturography allows an early disclosure of the failure of postural control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Uccioli
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Giacomini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Monticone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magrini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Durola
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Parisi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Girolamo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menzinger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011187:Posture; D011434:Proprioception; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000503:physiopathology; D012016:Reference Values; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014732:Vibration
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin