01097nas a2200337 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653003800074653002600112653001100138653001500149653001100164653001200175653000900187653001600196100001900212700001600231700002800247700002000275700001800295700001800313700001700331700002000348245003700368300001000405490000700415520032300422022001400745 1983 d c1983 Sep10aAdult10aAged10aAutonomic Nervous System Diseases10aCardiovascular System10aFemale10aHeart Rate10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged1 aKyriakidis M K1 aNoutsis C G1 aRobinson-Kyriakidis C A1 aVenetsianos P J1 aVyssoulis G P1 aToutouzas P C1 aParissis N G1 aAvgoustakis D G00aAutonomic neuropathy in leprosy. a331-50 v513 a

The integrity of the autonomic control of the cardiovascular system was studied in 21 patients with lepromatous leprosy and in ten normal people using several simple tests based on cardiovascular reflexes. Impairment of both parasympathetic and sympathetic function was demonstrated in the lepromatous patients.

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