Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument Questionnaire

Definition 1

A standardized survey developed and copyrighted by the University of Michigan's Diabetes Research and Training Center and is based on Peter Dyck's Neuropathy Screening Profile (Dyck PJ, Karnes J, O'Brien PC, Swanson CJ, Neuropathy Symptom Profile in health, motor neuron disease, diabetic neuropathy, and amyloidosis. Neurology, 1986, 36:1300-1308) which is used to screen for neuropathy particularly in individuals with diabetes. This instrument consists of two parts, the first part is a patient history and can be completed by the patient while the second part is physical exam completed by a health professional. (NCI Thesaurus)

Definition 2

Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) (copyright University of Michigan, 2000, All rights reserved). (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

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