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Monofilament testing insufficient to diagnose peripheral neuropathy

Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast

1:36  |   Posted on Nov 10, 2009 in Collections, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medical Students, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Nurses/NP/PA, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Monofilament testing alone is inadequate for diagnosing peripheral neuropathy, according to a systematic literature review done by physicians in The Netherlands.

As the authors note in the Annals of Family Medicine for November/December,

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