Factors relating to the sensory acuity of limbs with XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1095 @entity6 @entity988 @entity1066 @entity1109
We examined several possible causes for the high incidence of poor sensory acuity in the limbs of 176 @entity1 with moderate to severe @entity1095 . We investigated the relationships of @entity6 , @entity988 , and smoking, as well as the severity of @entity1095 , to the integrity of basic sensory modalities such as two-point discrimination and perception of light touch. The presence or absence of @entity6 exerted the strongest effect on peripheral sensation. In @entity1 who did not have @entity6 , sensation in the limbs was most strongly affected by whether the @entity1 was an alcoholic. Smoking did not have a significant effect on limb sensation. Among nondiabetic, nonalcoholic @entity1 , there was a weak residual effect related to the severity of the @entity1095 . Even among these @entity1 , however, systemic factors predominated in determining the @entity1109 . We also examined the extent to which @entity1109 might be related to the development of @entity1066 . Among @entity1 who were not @entity6 , there was a highly significant relationship between @entity1109 and the presence of limb @entity1066 . Surprisingly, however, there was no discernable relationship between the presence of @entity1066 in @entity6 @entity1 and the degree of @entity1109 . This result suggests that a large percentage of @entity1066 seen in @entity6 @entity1 are not of neurogenic origin.
