METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS OF VEGETATIVE-SENSORY POLYNEUROPATHY OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES RESULTING FROM FUNCTIONAL OVERSTRAIN AND VIBRATORY DISEASE Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves acting by electric stimulator and registering threshold values of tactile T and pain P feelings; sequentially investigating pain sensitivity at three points along nerve trunk of arm median nerve in the zone of elbow, wrist and m.thenor; determining value of IN index of distinct vegetative-sensory polyneuropathy by offered formula. At the value 1.1<IN<1.2 initial development of disease is diagnosed, at the value of 1.5>IN>1.2 moderate development is stated, at the value of IN>1.5 distinctly expressed form of disease is diagnosed and the value of IN<1.1 indicates absence of disease. EFFECT: increased efficiency in revealing initial forms of disease and mosaic development of sensitivity disturbances. 2 cl, 6 ex