Early nerve damage in leprosy: An electrophysiological study of ulnar and median nerves in patients with and without clinical neural deficits

Neurology India

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-26

  Husain, Sajid ^a   Malaviya, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL JALMA INSTITUTE FOR LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Humans; Leprosy; Neural conduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAUCIBACILLARY LEPROSY; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 33847001256     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.30422     Document Type: Article

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