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- Title
Comparative Study of Detection of Diabetic Neuropathy by Clinical Assessment and Nerve Conduction Study in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients.
- Authors
Sarwar, Natasha; Raja, Khalid Mehmood; Khan, Sarah; Uruj, Sana; Hussain, Amina; Tariq, Maria
- Abstract
Objective: To compare the detection of diabetic neuropathy by clinical assessment and nerve conduction study in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Study Design: Prospective comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medicine, Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi Pakistan, Jan 2020 to May 2021. Methodology: A total of 300 patients having type 2 diabetes mellitus for more than ten years were included in the study. Revised neuropathy disability score was calculated by the consultant medical specialist on all the patients to make a clinica l diagnosis of neuropathy. Nerve conduction studies were performed in the Department of Neurology. Findings of both methods to diagnose the patterns of diabetic neuropathy were compared. Results: Out of 300 patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus, 188 (62.7%) were males, while 112 (37.3%) were females. The mean age of the study participants was 53.33±4.55 years, and the mean duration of diabetes mellitus was 11.22±5.71 years. Symmetrical neuropathy, motor polyneuropathy and sensory neuropathy had a statistically significant diagnostic pattern when assessed from clinical method and nerve conduction study (p-value <0.05). Conclusion: Neuropathy had been a common finding among patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus for more than ten years. A significant difference existed in diagnosing various patterns and types of neuropathies when clinical methods were compared with nerve conduction studies.
- Subjects
RAWALPINDI (Pakistan); PAKISTAN; TYPE 2 diabetes; NEURAL conduction; DIABETIC neuropathies; POLYNEUROPATHIES; PEOPLE with diabetes; MEDICAL specialties &; specialists
- Publication
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022, Vol 72, Issue 4, p1302
- ISSN
0030-9648
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.51253/pafmj.v72i4.6740