01492nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002100055653001100076653001100087653001200098653000900110653002100119653002200140653003900162653001400201653003100215653003000246100001500276245005700291856005900348300001100407490000700418050003200425520073100457022001401188       2000                            d  c2000 Sep10aElectromyography10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMuscle, Skeletal10aNeural Conduction10aPeripheral Nervous System Diseases10aPrognosis10aReproducibility of Results10aSeverity of Illness Index1 aBrandsma W00aMonitoring motor nerve function in leprosy patients.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/2000/v71n3/pdf/v71n3a05.pdf  a258-670 v71  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Manual muscle strength testing has an important function in the management of leprosy patients. Its importance was first recognized in the 1960s, especially when following patients who were started on steroid treatment to monitor the nerve function and the effect of treatment. In those days, and still in many centres today, many or all muscles were tested that are innervated by the nerves that can be at risk in leprosy. The author argues that not all muscles innervated by the nerves at risk need to be tested and also that many muscles cannot be tested in isolation. A muscle charting form is presented which is suitable for screening purposes, and that also allows for more detail when motor function is impaired.</p>  a0305-7518