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ArticleDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2022

Median Nerve Affection in Hypertensive Patients with and without Diabetes High-Resolution Ultrasound Assessment.

Ahmed Esmat, Mahmoud I Elshamy, Doaa Mohamed Zakaria, Zakarya Shady, Eman Roshdy Mohamed, Nashwa El-Khouly, Marwa M Hassan, Fatma M El-Senosy

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Article in Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ahmed EsmatDepartment of Neurology, Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt.
Mahmoud I ElshamyDepartment of Radiology, Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt.
Doaa Mohamed ZakariaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Zakarya ShadyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Eman Roshdy MohamedDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Nashwa El-KhoulyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Marwa M HassanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Fatma M El-SenosyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Al-Azhar University · EG

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Abstract

purposeDiabetes is a documented risk factor for peripheral neuropathy. It was reported that associated hypertension could increase this risk. The present study aimed to assess the effect of hypertension and diabetes on median nerve using high-resolution ultrasound.

methodsThe study includes 50 hypertensive patients (HTN group), 50 diabetic patients (DM group), 50 patients with coexisting diabetes and hypertension (HTN + DM group) and 50 healthy controls. Median nerve affection in the studied groups was studied by vibration perception thresholds (VPT). The median nerve cross-sectional area was determined at the nerve cross-sectional area of the median nerve at the carpal tunnel by high-resolution ultrasound. Clinical symptoms were assessed using Toronto Clinical Severity Score (TCSS).

resultsThere was significantly higher median nerve CSA in all patient groups in comparison to controls. HTN + DM group had significantly higher median nerve CSA when compared with DM group. Patients with peripheral neuropathy in HTN + DM and DM groups had significantly higher median nerve CSA than patients without. Using ROC curve analysis, it was shown that median CSA could successfully distinguish patients with peripheral neuropathy from patients without in HTN + DM group [AUC (95% CI): 0.71 (0.54-0.89)] and in DM group [AUC (95% CI): 0.86 (0.72-0.99)].

conclusionHypertensive patients with and without diabetes have significantly higher median nerve CSA when compared with controls.

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diabetes mellitushigh-resolution ultrasoundhypertensionmedian nerveperipheral neuropathy

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