To establish a method for multidimensional measurement and evaluation of numbness, and to create guidelines for numbness assessment.

糖尿病神经病变所致麻木患者的麻木特征以及麻木与皮肤感觉之间的关系。这项研究包括20名患有麻木的糖尿病门诊患者。20例患者均出现足部麻木，8例出现手部麻木。我们把注意力集中在手部，那里的麻木是最近才开始的。在麻木的患者中，无名指的感觉明显低于没有麻木的患者。我们的研究结果表明糖尿病患者无名指感觉减退和麻木发作之间存在关联。

numbness characteristics and the association between numbness and skin sensation in patients with numbness due to diabetic neuropathy. This study included 20 diabetic outpatients who had numbness. All 20 patients had numbness in their feet, and 8 had numbness in their hands. We focused on the hands, where the numbness was of relatively more recent onset. In patients with numbness, sensation in the ring finger was significantly less than in patients without numbness. Our findings suggest an association between decreased sensationof the ring finger and numbness onset in diabetic patients.