Near-nerve potential in lepromatous leprosy

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 460-463

  Marques Jr , Wilson ^a   Foss, Norma T ^a   Arruda, Ana P M ^a   Barreira, Amilton A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lepromatous leprosy; Leprosy neuropathy; Near nerve potential; Nerve conduction studies; Sensory action potential

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; LEPROSY; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEAR NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PAIN; TOUCH;

EID: 0141704183     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10464     Document Type: Article

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