The pattern of ulnar nerve damage was studied in forty five patients suffering from Borderline Tuberculoid leprosy. All the patients were subjected to sensory and Voluntary Muscle Testings of the hands. It was observed that while all patients should evidence of sensory and autonomic deficit in the ulnar nerve-supplied areas of the hands, only forty patients showed the evidence of motor deficit in the muscles supplied by the same nerve. The probable mechanism of selective sparing of motor function in the remaining five patients is discussed.
BT - Leprosy in India C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7132297?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1982 Apr IS - 2 J2 - Lepr India LA - eng N2 -The pattern of ulnar nerve damage was studied in forty five patients suffering from Borderline Tuberculoid leprosy. All the patients were subjected to sensory and Voluntary Muscle Testings of the hands. It was observed that while all patients should evidence of sensory and autonomic deficit in the ulnar nerve-supplied areas of the hands, only forty patients showed the evidence of motor deficit in the muscles supplied by the same nerve. The probable mechanism of selective sparing of motor function in the remaining five patients is discussed.
PY - 1982 SP - 283 EP - 6 T2 - Leprosy in India TI - Nerve damage in tuberculoid leprosy. VL - 54 SN - 0024-1024 ER -