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ArticleNeural plasticity2021

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Affects Pinch Strength and Hand Dexterity in Elderly Patients.

Qi Zhang, Yifang Lin, Xinhua Liu, Li Zhang, Yan Zhang, Dong Zhao, Qi Lu, Jie Jia

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Article in Neural plasticity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qi ZhangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4725-4625
Yifang LinDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7152-9583
Xinhua LiuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, China.
Li ZhangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, China.
Yan ZhangJiaozuo People's Hospital, Henan Province, China.
Dong ZhaoJiaozuo People's Hospital, Henan Province, China.
Qi LuJiaozuo People's Hospital, Henan Province, China.
Jie JiaDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4516-4629
Fudan University · CNJiaozuo University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the most common chronic complications of diabetes, leading to disability and decreased quality of life. In past research and clinical studies, the lower limb function of DPN patients was often the principal subject of research, with little attention given to the upper limb and hand. Our goal was to assess and compare hand function between elderly diabetic patients with DPN and without DPN. Methods: A total of 52 diabetic patients were registered and underwent hand function assessments and electrodiagnostic tests. Dynamometer, pinch meter, Semmes Weinstein monofilaments, and the Purdue Pegboard Test (PPT) were used to assess the patients' grip strength, pinch strength, tactile sensory threshold, and hand dexterity. Results: Compared with the non-DPN group, the elderly DPN group showed worse thumb-middle fingertip pinch strength and thumb-little fingertip pinch strength in the dominant hand (3.50 (2.50, 4.25) vs. 4.50 (3.00, 5.00), Conclusion: Motor function limitation is the principal hand dysfunction in elderly patients with DPN, which is mainly manifested as a decline in fingertip pinch strength and a decrease in hand dexterity. This trial is registered with Clinical Trial Registry no. ChiCTR1900025358.

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AgedAged, 80 and overDiabetic NeuropathiesFemaleHandHumansMaleMuscle StrengthMuscle Strength DynamometerNeural ConductionPinch Strength

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