@article{1981,
  keywords = {Anti-Bacterial Agents, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Decompression, Surgical, Drug Therapy, Combination, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Leprostatic Agents, leprosy, Leprosy, lepromatous, Neuritis, Prednisone, Severity of Illness Index, Treatment Outcome},
  author = {Boucher P and Millan J and Parent M and Moulia-Pela J P},
  title = {[Randomized controlled trial of medical and medico-surgical treatment of Hansen's neuritis].},
  abstract = {<p>The aim of the study was to compare the results of the medical treatment alone and of the medico-surgical treatment on leprous neuritis. The patients were followed-up during 2 years, with regular neurological evaluations. The statistical study was performed using the Tukey test. Ninety-three nerves (ulnar, median, common peroneal and posterior tibial) with a deficit of less than 6 months duration have been studied in 31 leprosy patients. All the patients were treated by steroids but in some of them a nerve surgical decompression was performed. An improvement of the sensitive and motor deficit was observed in both groups. No significant statistical differences appeared between the 2 groups according to the nerve involved, the duration of the deficit, the form of leprosy and the type of antibacillary treatment. However, the medico-surgical treatment had a significant better result on pain and on major but incomplete nervous involvement. This study included a limited number of nerves, thus, it would be useful to perform others randomized assays to better define the indications of surgical decompression in the management of leprous neuritis.</p>},
  year = {1999},
  journal = {Acta leprologica},
  volume = {11},
  pages = {171-7},
  month = {1999},
  issn = {0001-5938},
  language = {fre},
}