Influence of local tissue temperature on vibration detection threshold.
We used the Computer Assisted Sensory Examination (CASE IV) and a new, rapid 4, 2, and 1 stepping algorithm to determine the influence of local temperature on vibratory detection threshold (VDT) in the great toe of 11 healthy adult subjects. We found that over a broad range of temperatures, VDT did not vary much. A large cooling offset resulted in a small increase in VDT, but warming did not change VDT significantly.
Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905.
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D000465:Algorithms; D001831:Body Temperature; D006801:Humans; D012016:Reference Values; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D014034:Toes / Q000502:physiology; D014732:Vibration