Progression of leprosy neuropathy: A case series study

Brain and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 249-255

  Vital, Robson T ^a,b   Illarramendi, Ximena ^a   Nascimento, Osvaldo ^b   Hacker, Mariana A ^a   Sarno, Euzenir N ^a   Jardim, Marcia R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leprosy; Nerve conduction study; Peripheral neuropathy; Skin vasomotor reflex; Sympathetic skin response

Indexed keywords

CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE LEPROSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; LEPROSY; MALE; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROPATHY; PAUCIBACILLARY LEPROSY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 84885420429     PISSN: 21623279     EISSN: 21579032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/brb3.40     Document Type: Article

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