TY - JOUR KW - Adolescent KW - Adult KW - Hand KW - Hand Disinfection KW - Humans KW - leprosy KW - Radial Nerve KW - Sensory Receptor Cells KW - Sensory Thresholds KW - Skin KW - Touch KW - Ulnar nerve AU - McAuley D M AU - Ewing P A AU - Devasundaram J K AB -

This study investigates the effect of hand soaking on sensory testing scores in 58 patients with leprosy. Sensation was tested with Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments and scored. Patients were tested before and after soaking their hands in water for 30 minutes. A statistically significant improvement in sensory testing scores for individual nerve territories was noted. The importance of these findings should be considered when using sensory testing as an evaluative tool for nerve damage in leprosy.

BT - International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association C1 -

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8326175?dopt=Abstract

DA - 1993 Mar IS - 1 J2 - Int. J. Lepr. Other Mycobact. Dis. LA - eng N2 -

This study investigates the effect of hand soaking on sensory testing scores in 58 patients with leprosy. Sensation was tested with Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments and scored. Patients were tested before and after soaking their hands in water for 30 minutes. A statistically significant improvement in sensory testing scores for individual nerve territories was noted. The importance of these findings should be considered when using sensory testing as an evaluative tool for nerve damage in leprosy.

PY - 1993 SP - 16 EP - 9 T2 - International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association TI - Effect of hand soaking on sensory testing. UR - http://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v61n1a03.pdf VL - 61 SN - 0148-916X ER -