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Vibrotactile sense might improve over time in paediatric subjects with type 1 diabetes—A mid‐term follow‐up using multifrequency vibrometry
- Source :
- Acta Paediatrica. 111:411-417
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2021.
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Abstract
- AimImpaired vibrotactile sense, mirroring diabetic peripheral neuropathy, is present among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. This study aims to re-examine the vibrotactile sense of paediatric type 1 diabetes subjects in order to evaluate any alterations in the vibrotactile sense over time.MethodsA VibroSense Meter I device was used to determine the vibrotactile perception thresholds (VPTs) for seven frequencies from the pulp of index and little fingers and for five frequencies from metatarsal heads one and five on the sole of the foot, of 37 children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, previously examined in a larger cohort. Subjects were followed up after a median time of 30 months. Z-scores of VPTs were calculated using previously collected normative data.ResultsVPTs improved over time at low frequencies (especially 16 Hz) on the foot, while not being statistically significant different on the rest of the frequencies, either on hand or foot. VPTs were not correlated to HbA1c.ConclusionA mid-term follow-up of vibrotactile sense in paediatric subjects with type 1 diabetes shows a conceivable normalization of previously impaired vibrotactile sense on some frequencies on the foot, indicating that vibrotactile sense might fluctuate over time. (Less)
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Type 1 diabetes
Adolescent
business.industry
General Medicine
Sense (electronics)
Audiology
medicine.disease
Vibration
Mid term follow up
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Peripheral neuropathy
Diabetic Neuropathies
Touch
Median time
Sensory Thresholds
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Cohort
medicine
Humans
Child
business
Foot (unit)
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16512227 and 08035253
- Volume :
- 111
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta Paediatrica
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....bedfe0323c8f1e6f2dc663dbf632a887