Dilip Kittur
Tanzania
Research Article
A Robotic Monofilament Test for Diabetic Neuropathy: From Bench to Clinic
Author(s): Chumpon Wilasrusmee, Jackrit Suthakorn, Yuttana Itsarachaiyot, Napaphat Proprom, Panuwat Lertsithichai, Sopon Jirasisrithum and Dilip KitturChumpon Wilasrusmee, Jackrit Suthakorn, Yuttana Itsarachaiyot, Napaphat Proprom, Panuwat Lertsithichai, Sopon Jirasisrithum and Dilip Kittur
Background: We have reported a novel robotic monofilament inspector (RMI) as a standard machine for screening of diabetic neuropathy. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of RMI as compared to the manual Semmes- Weinstein monofilament test (SW), vibration perception test (VP), and Toronto Clinical Scoring (TC) in the screening of diabetic neuropathy.
Methods: 116 consecutive patients with Type II diabetes were included. The examiner conducted the RMI, VP, TC, and SW test without knowledge of patients’ lower-extremity symptoms and blinded from the patients’ perception. The performance of each test was analyzed by generating ROC curves for the detection diabetic neuropathy. The area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) .. View More»
