Vibration sensitivity as a parameter for detecting peripheral neuropathy. I: Results in healthy workers

Two methods of evaluating the threshold for vibration perception were compared. Surprisingly it appears that the theoretically attractive, adaptive forced choice method does not result in lower variability than the method of limits. Moreover two devices were used to evaluate the threshold: the Optac...

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Published in:International archives of occupational and environmental health 1986-10, Vol.58 (4), p.287-299
Main Authors: MUIJSER, H, HOOISMA, J, HOOGENDIJK, E. M. G, TWISK, D. A. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Analysis of Variance
Biological and medical sciences
Cranial nerves. Spinal roots. Peripheral nerves. Autonomic nervous system. Gustation. Olfaction
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Peripheral Nerves - drug effects
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis
Reference Values
Sensory Thresholds
Vibration
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Summary:Two methods of evaluating the threshold for vibration perception were compared. Surprisingly it appears that the theoretically attractive, adaptive forced choice method does not result in lower variability than the method of limits. Moreover two devices were used to evaluate the threshold: the Optacon Tactile Tester and the "multirod". Based on the characteristics of these devices and the known properties of mechanoreceptors, it is argued that the two devices test different mechanoreceptor systems. The high correlation of threshold with age (r = 0.9) found by Arezzo and Schaumburg in measurements with the Optacon could not be reproduced.
ISSN:0340-0131
1432-1246
DOI:10.1007/BF00377886