PROPORTION OF PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY IN DIABETIC PATIENTS ATTENDING A COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION UNIT AND ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BIOTHESIOMETRY AND NERVE CONDUCTION STUDY

Dr Padma Kumar G; Dr Abdul Gafoor

Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2020

PROPORTION OF PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY IN DIABETIC PATIENTS ATTENDING A COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION UNIT AND ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BIOTHESIOMETRY AND NERVE CONDUCTION STUDY

Dr Padma Kumar G, Dr Abdul Gafoor

Abstract :

-This study aims to find out the proportion of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy(DPN) in patients with diabetes attending the Community Based Rehabilitation(CBR) Unit and to find if there is any association between Viation Perception Threshold(VPT) and Nerve Conduction Study(NCS) in Lower limbs. Patients with Diabetes were assessed using a Proforma and Proportion of patients with DPN is found out by measuring VPT using Biothesiometer and compared with NCS parameters. Out of 127 patients,109 were found to have DPN and on evaluating with NCS 113 patients tested positive for neuropathy. On checking for association of VPT and NCS parameters, significance was seen between Tibial Nerve Latency, Tibial Amplitude and F wave Latency and severity of VPT loss but diagnostic accuracy of Biothesiometry with NCS showed poor agreement. The prevalence of DPN was very high in patients visiting the CBR Unit and steps for early identification and complication prevention need to be taken.