Impacts of elevated glycaemic haemoglobin and disease duration on the sensorimotor control of hands in diabetes patients

Background To understand the impacts of disease chronicity and hyperglycaemia on sensorimotor control of hands of diabetic patients, this study investigated the differences in hand sensation, strength and motor control by applying the pinch‐holding‐up activity test for patients with diabetes mellitu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews 2015-05, Vol.31 (4), p.385-394
Hauptverfasser: Hsu, Hsiu-Yun, Chiu, Haw-Yen, Lin, Hwai-Ting, Su, Fong-Chin, Lu, Chieh-Hsiang, Kuo, Li-Chieh
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Zusammenfassung:Background To understand the impacts of disease chronicity and hyperglycaemia on sensorimotor control of hands of diabetic patients, this study investigated the differences in hand sensation, strength and motor control by applying the pinch‐holding‐up activity test for patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) with different levels of glycaemic control and disease chronicity. Methods One hundred and fifty‐nine patients with clinically defined DM were included. Semmes–Weinstein monofilament, static two‐point discrimination and moving two‐point discrimination, maximal pinch strength precision pinch performance tests and nerve conduction studies (NCS) of the subjects were carried out. Forty‐seven (29.6%) patients were in the HbA1c 7% group. There were 87 (54.7%) patients with the disease duration
ISSN:1520-7552
1520-7560
DOI:10.1002/dmrr.2623