Electrophysiological evaluation of peripheral and autonomic involvement in leprosy

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 357-362

  Soysal, Aysun ^a,b   Atay, Turan ^a   Ozu, Tacettin ^a   Arpaci, Baki ^a  

^a Bakirkoy State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TIBIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 4644228292     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100003449     Document Type: Article

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