Proprioceptive loss in leprous neuropathy: A study of 19 patients

Neurology India

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 450-455

  Khadilkar, Satish ^a,c   Benny, Rajesh ^a   Kasegaonkar, Prasanna ^b  

^a SIR J J GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (India)

^b Ashwini Hospital   (India)

^c BOMBAY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Leprosy; Mononeuritis multiplex; Multibacillary; Polyneuropathy; Proprioception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; LEPROSY; LEPROUS NEUROPATHY; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY; NERVE BIOPSY; NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY, TUBERCULOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; SKIN;

EID: 58749087068     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.44824     Document Type: Article

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