USP La Esperanza implanted a technical pioneer for the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy.
USP La Esperanza implanted a technical pioneer for the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy. -art, non-invasive and totally painless, consists in the use of transdermic patches that are placed simultaneously on both feet -half of diabetics will develop nerve damage throughout his life and symptoms usually begin between 10 and 20 years after the diagnosis of the disease Vitoria-Gasteiz, April 2012.- La ClÃnica USP La Esperanza has implemented a technical pioneer for the early diagnosis of neuropathy diabetic that, unlike current diagnostic methods, it is non-invasive and painless for the patient, said Dr. Santiago RodrÃguez waiterHead of Angiology and Vascular Surgery of USP hope. So far it has been used in approximately 30 patients and it is conducting a study of reliability so far is still very positive, assuming a significant progress in early diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy ”. Peripheral neuropathy is one of the most frequent and serious pathologies affecting the lower limbs of persons with diabetes type I and type II and that can lead to the risk of amputation of the extremity. In particular, is damage to the peripheral nerves of the lower extremities which is produced by high levels of sugar in the blood and occurs more often in patients who have not adequately controlled sugar levels. This non-invasive technique and totally painless consists in the use of transdermic patches that are placed simultaneously on both...
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