Sensitivity and specificity of nerve palpation, monofilament testing and voluntary muscle testing in detecting peripheral nerve abnormality, using nerve conduction studies as gold standard; A study in 357 patients

Leprosy Review

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-50

  Khambati, Fatema Abbas ^a   Shetty, Vanaja Prabhakar ^a   Ghate, Sunil Dattatraya ^a   Capadia, Gospi Dolly ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MONOFILAMENT TESTING; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; NERVE PALPATION; NEURITIS; NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS NERVE; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; RADIAL NERVE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SKIN NERVE; SURAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE; VOLUNTARY MUSCLE TESTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65949092005     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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