Association between neuropathic pain and a-waves in leprosy patients with type 1 and 2 reactions

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 329-332

  Garbino, José A ^a   Naafs, Bernard ^c   Salgado, Manoel H ^d   Ura, Somei ^a   Virmond, Marcos Da C L ^a   Schestatsky, Pedro ^b  

^a INSTITUTO LAURO DE SOUZA LIMA   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

A wave; F wave; Leprosy; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

A WAVE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; F WAVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; STEROID THERAPY; TYPE 1 REACTION; TYPE 2 REACTION; ULNAR NERVE;

BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURALGIA; REACTION TIME; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 79958221504     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: 15371603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e31821c3ac1     Document Type: Article

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