title: Isolated use of vibration perception thresholds and semmes-weinstein monofilament in diagnosing diabetic polyneuropathy: "the North Catalonia diabetes study".
abstract: Several systems are used for the diagnosis of diabeticpolyneuropathy (DPN). We analyzed the isolated use of vibration perception thresholds (VPTs) or monofilament (MF) for the diagnosis of DPN. A group of 400 patients who had type 2 diabetes was selected from the North Catalonia Study Group. A clinical neurologic evaluation was performed based on three categories of the San Antonio Consensus. Neurothesiometer and quantitative tuning fork explored VPT, and MF was assessed by Olmos and Michigan Diabetic Neuropathy Score (MDNS) criteria. The use of VPT and MF showed a high specificity and low sensitivity. MF, by MDNS criteria, was more sensitive and specific, and showed more accurate positive and negative predictive values. The predicted probability of DPN diagnosis was higher with a tuning fork evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Primary Care, Catalan Health Institute, Olot (Girona), Spain.
authors.forename: Jeroni
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jurado
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ybarra
authors.forename: Josep Maria
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pou
mesh_terms: D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D003943:Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012372:ROC Curve; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D014732:Vibration