01291nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001100080653001200091653001700103653001800120653002200138653001700160653001800177653001400195653001700209653001600226100001500242245007900257300001000336490000700346520064600353022001400999       1978                            d  c1978 Aug10aAdolescent10aAdult10aHumans10aleprosy10aMedian Nerve10aMotor Neurons10aNeural Conduction10aRadial Nerve10aReaction Time10aSensation10aTime Factors10aUlnar nerve1 aSébille A00aRespective importance of different nerve conduction velocities in leprosy.  a89-950 v383 a<p>Motor and sensory nerve conduction studies were performed in the distal part of the ulnar, median and radial nerves of 12 tuberculoid and 12 lepromatous leprosy patients, compared with 15 normal subjects. Slowing of sensory conduction velocity (SCV) was shown in all nerves with no difference between tuberculoid and lepromatous patients. The radial SCV slowing is correlated (P less than 0.001) with the clinical findings. Impairment of motor distal latencies was observed only in tuberculpoid patients. It is concluded that the radial SCV is the most reliable conduction test and is proposed as an early diagnostic test for leprosy.</p>  a0022-510X