Advanced diagnostic methods of small fiber diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Early detection and diagnosis is most important in small fiber diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) management. Traditionally used diagnostic methods could not detect different nerve fiber function and had low sensitivity and specificity and huge inter- and intra-individual variation and coefficient of variance. So we need more objective and sensitive and specific diagnostic tools. In this review, we will discuss about recently developed diagnostic methods of small fiber DPN.
Park
Tae Sun
TS
Chonbuk National University Medical School, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, San 2-20 Geumam-dong, deokjin-gu, Jeonju 561-756, Korea. pts@chonbuk.ac.kr
Baek
Hong Sun
HS
Park
Ji Hyun
JH
D001364:Awareness; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000502:physiology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000209:etiology