TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapid screening for peripheral neuropathy
T2 - A field study with the optacon
AU - Arezzo, Joseph C.
AU - Schaumburg, Herbert H.
AU - Petersen, Charles A.
PY - 1983/5
Y1 - 1983/5
N2 - The modified Optacon, a simple battery-powered device that measures fingertip vibration sensation, was used by para professionals to screen 257 acrylamide-exposed individuals. Consistent data were obtained on repeated testing of individuals, and there was an age-related linear decrease in vibration sensitivity within the population. Subclinical peripheral neuropathy was detected in two individuals, one acrylamide-related and the other nutritional-alcoholic. This study establishes the use of the modified Optacon as a screening device for some types of peripheral nerve dysfunction.
AB - The modified Optacon, a simple battery-powered device that measures fingertip vibration sensation, was used by para professionals to screen 257 acrylamide-exposed individuals. Consistent data were obtained on repeated testing of individuals, and there was an age-related linear decrease in vibration sensitivity within the population. Subclinical peripheral neuropathy was detected in two individuals, one acrylamide-related and the other nutritional-alcoholic. This study establishes the use of the modified Optacon as a screening device for some types of peripheral nerve dysfunction.
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U2 - 10.1212/wnl.33.5.626
DO - 10.1212/wnl.33.5.626
M3 - Article
C2 - 6302556
AN - SCOPUS:0020615166
SN - 0028-3878
VL - 33
SP - 626
EP - 629
JO - Neurology
JF - Neurology
IS - 5
ER -