01267nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001100080653001200091653001800103653002200121653002200143653001800165653002500183653001600208100001500224245006600239300001000305490000700315520067700322022001400999       1980                            d  c1980 Mar10aAdolescent10aAdult10aHumans10aleprosy10aMotor Neurons10aNeural Conduction10aPeripheral nerves10aReaction Time10aReflex, Monosynaptic10aSpinal Cord1 aSébille A00aThe Hoffmann reflex of the soleus muscle. A study in leprosy.  a373-80 v453 a<p>The H reflex of the soleus muscle was used to investigate the monosynaptic reflex arc of two groups of leprosy patients compared with a similar group of normal subjects. The H reflex recordings show two abnormalities: (1) An increase in the latency of the reflex without difference between lepromatous and borderline patients. (2) A decrease of the Hmax:Mmax amplitude ratio more pronounced in the lepromatous group. The discrepancy between these results and the commonly described preservation of the deep tendon reflexes in leprosy is discussed and the hypothesis that leprosy neuropathy would affect all nerve trunks related to blood vessel changes in suggested.</p>  a0022-510X