01123nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001100074653001200085653002500097653002300122653003900145653003300184100001700217245009100234300001100325490000700336050003200343520050400375022001400879       2004                            d  c2004 Oct-Dec10aAlgorithms10aHumans10aleprosy10aLeprosy, Tuberculoid10aNerve Degeneration10aPeripheral Nervous System Diseases10aPractice Guidelines as Topic1 aSrinivasan H00aAlgorithms as guides for the prevention of permanent nerve damage in leprosy patients.  a321-300 v76  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The responsibility for treating leprosy patients is being passed on to the general medical and health care services, predominantly located in primary health care centres. It therefore becomes necessary for the staff of these services to have clear guidelines on what they should do to prevent permanent nerve damage and its consequences when they come across a leprosy patient with neuritis or nerve function deficit. Six algorithms to help achieve this purpose are presented in this article.</p>  a0254-9395