The motor conduction velocity of the ulnar nerves was examined repeatedly in 34 patients with lepromatous leprosy. In patients with active lesions the reduction in velocity paralleled clinical deterioration. In "burned-out" control patients, who had never suffered from leprosy reaction, the conduction velocity remained slow and unchanged over many years. Twenty-six of 34 patients suffering from leprosy reaction received Thalidomide treatment over a period of 6-13 years in order to suppress the reaction, with good effect. In none of these 26 patients neurotoxic disturbances were found.
BT - Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/478858?dopt=Abstract DA - 1979 Jul IS - 7 J2 - Hautarzt LA - ger N2 -The motor conduction velocity of the ulnar nerves was examined repeatedly in 34 patients with lepromatous leprosy. In patients with active lesions the reduction in velocity paralleled clinical deterioration. In "burned-out" control patients, who had never suffered from leprosy reaction, the conduction velocity remained slow and unchanged over many years. Twenty-six of 34 patients suffering from leprosy reaction received Thalidomide treatment over a period of 6-13 years in order to suppress the reaction, with good effect. In none of these 26 patients neurotoxic disturbances were found.
PY - 1979 SP - 376 EP - 9 T2 - Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete TI - [Motor-conduction velocity of cubital nerves in patients with leprosy reactions. Summary of a 13-year observation series during thalidomide therapy]. VL - 30 SN - 0017-8470 ER -