01901nas a2200421   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653001900089653002800108653002200136653001100158653001100169653001200180653000900192653001700201653001600218653003200234653003900266653002600305653002000331653003200351653002200383653001600405100001300421700001200434700001400446700001700460245016300477856005100640300001100691490000700702050003200709520072400741022001401465       2003                            d  c2003 Dec10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aCohort Studies10aDecompression, Surgical10aElectrophysiology10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMedian Nerve10aMiddle Aged10aNerve Compression Syndromes10aPeripheral Nervous System Diseases10aRetrospective Studies10aRisk Assessment10aSensitivity and Specificity10aTreatment Outcome10aUlnar nerve1 aHusain S1 aKumar A1 aYadav V S1 aMalaviya G N00aUlnar and median nerves in paucibacillary leprosy--a follow-up study of electrophysiological functions in patients before and after nerve trunk decompression.  uhttps://leprosyreview.org/article/74/4/37-4382  a374-820 v74  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Electrophysiological functions of ulnar and median nerves in paucibacillary leprosy patients were studied. Patients who showed deterioration of sensory motor functions in spite of steroid therapy were offered nerve decompression together with oral steroids. On periodic follow-up of those who opted for surgery, it was observed, in general, that NCV and amplitude remained reduced even though clinical recovery occurred. Only 80% recovery of electrophysiological functions was seen (as compared to control levels), even in cases that showed good results. Motor function recovered better than sensory function. Complete electrophysiological recovery, if it occurs at all, takes much longer than clinical recovery.</p>  a0305-7518