01606nas a2200385   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653000900084653001000093653002700103653001100130653000900141653000900150653001100159653001200170653000900182653001600191653001900207653003900226653002300265653001800288653001000306100001700316700001300333700001400346700001600360245010000376300001100476490000700487050003200494520068000526022001401206       1994                            d  c1994 Apr-Jun10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aChild10aDifferential Threshold10aFemale10aFoot10aHand10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPain Threshold10aPeripheral Nervous System Diseases10aSensory Thresholds10aThermosensing10aTouch1 aMalaviya G N1 aHusain S1 aGirdhar A1 aGirdhar B K00aSensory functions in limbs of normal persons and leprosy patients with peripheral trunk damage.  a157-640 v66  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The threshold to touch was tested in hands and feet of normal persons using Semmes-Weinstein graded monofilament nylons. The minimum stimulus to which response could be elicited was nylon number 3.61 in palms and 4.31 in soles. These numbers relate to the logarithm of the force applied, 3.61 corresponding to 0.217 gm force and 4.31 to 2.35 gm force respectively. The area of pain insensitivity complained by the patient more or less corresponds to that revealed by objective testing. It was interesting to observe that loss of pain sensitivity was confined to a smaller area compared to touch and thermal insensibility in the part innervated by the same nerve trunk.</p>  a0254-9395