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Complications caused by diabetes mellitus (DM) are strongly present in today’s society, as they lead to dysfunctions in the nervous system, causing neuropathies, which affect 50% of people with established diabetes. Neuropathy is a condition of diabetes that has no cure and usually affects the sensory and motor systems, potentially leading to fatal complications. Therefore, early diagnosis is crucial to prevent more severe problems. Quantitative sensory testing (QST) is a procedure that tracks patients’ thermal thresholds, which can help determine if a person has diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). In this context, the present work was dedicated to developing a prototype to conduct this test, including the hardware, firmware, and software parts, acquiring temperature signals, and using the clinical protocol to perform the procedure.

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Prototype Development for Thermal Threshold Tracking in Peripheral Neuropathy Identification in Diabetic Patients Using Quantitative Sensory Testing

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    2025年

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  • J. C. Scorpion,
  • J. L. P. S. Paula,
  • J. L. B. Marques

摘要

Complications caused by diabetes mellitus (DM) are strongly present in today’s society, as they lead to dysfunctions in the nervous system, causing neuropathies, which affect 50% of people with established diabetes. Neuropathy is a condition of diabetes that has no cure and usually affects the sensory and motor systems, potentially leading to fatal complications. Therefore, early diagnosis is crucial to prevent more severe problems. Quantitative sensory testing (QST) is a procedure that tracks patients’ thermal thresholds, which can help determine if a person has diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). In this context, the present work was dedicated to developing a prototype to conduct this test, including the hardware, firmware, and software parts, acquiring temperature signals, and using the clinical protocol to perform the procedure.