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Normative values of the vibration perception thresholds at finger pulps and metatarsal heads in healthy adults.

Linnéa EkmanEero LindholmElisabeth BrogrenLars B Dahlin
Published in: PloS one (2021)
We investigated the normative values of VPTs and presented affecting factors as age, skin temperature and height. With these results, VPT testing through multi-frequency vibrometry is enabled to be used in a clinical practice as a diagnostic tool when investigating neuropathy and other neurological disorders.
Keyphrases
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  • high frequency
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