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Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 1 DNS score items

From: Frequency and risk factors of abnormal nerve conduction studies in accidentally diagnosed diabetes

 

Score

Unsteadiness in walking

0 = absent, 1 = present

Numbness

0 = absent, 1 = present

Burning, aching pain or tenderness in legs or feet

0 = absent, 1 = present

Prickling sensations

0 = absent, 1 = present

DNS ≥ 1 defines PN.

  1. DNS Diabetic neuropathy symptom score, PN Peripheral neuropathy
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