title: Proposal of a new method for the use of the Rydel-Seiffer tuning fork in the screening of diabetic polyneuropathy. A pilot study.
abstract: We investigated the usefulness of a new examiner-independent method based on the duration of vibration sensation following the placement of the Rydel-Seiffer tuning fork over the dorsum of the interphalangeal hallux joint. This method demonstrated the same diagnostic efficacy as the Rydel-Seiffer method coupled with greater ease of use.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Specialist Medicine, I Internal Medicine and Diabetology, A.O.R.N. "A. Cardarelli", Via A. Cardarelli 9, 80131 Napoli, Italy. Electronic address: raffaele-desimone@fastwebnet.it.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Simone
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Specialist Medicine, I Internal Medicine and Diabetology, A.O.R.N. "A. Cardarelli", Via A. Cardarelli 9, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Rabitti
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Specialist Medicine, I Internal Medicine and Diabetology, A.O.R.N. "A. Cardarelli", Via A. Cardarelli 9, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: De Feo
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Unit, A.O.R.N. "A. Cardarelli", Via A. Cardarelli 9, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Manguso
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Specialist Medicine, I Internal Medicine and Diabetology, A.O.R.N. "A. Cardarelli", Via A. Cardarelli 9, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piscopo
authors.affiliation: Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Perugia, Department of Internal Medicine, Via E. Dal Pozzo, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scionti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003943:Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological; D005260:Female; D006214:Hallux / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014033:Toe Joint / Q000294:innervation; D014732:Vibration
keywords: Diabetic polyneuropathy; Rydel–Seiffer method; Screening tools; Tuning fork; Vibration perception threshold assessment