The loss of sensation in skin lesions, and in a palm or sole that has been innervated by peripheral nerve trunks, is characteristic of leprosy. Detection of early nerve trunk involvement depends on demonstrating sensory loss. Newer developments in neurological sciences have made fresh interpretations of the observed sensory abnormalities in leprosy-affected persons possible. Some of these observations are described in this review, and their implications discussed.
BT - International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12914136?dopt=Abstract DA - 2003 Jun IS - 2 J2 - Int. J. Lepr. Other Mycobact. Dis. LA - eng N2 -The loss of sensation in skin lesions, and in a palm or sole that has been innervated by peripheral nerve trunks, is characteristic of leprosy. Detection of early nerve trunk involvement depends on demonstrating sensory loss. Newer developments in neurological sciences have made fresh interpretations of the observed sensory abnormalities in leprosy-affected persons possible. Some of these observations are described in this review, and their implications discussed.
PY - 2003 SP - 119 EP - 24 T2 - International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association TI - Sensory perception in leprosy-neurophysiological correlates. UR - http://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v71n2a06.pdf VL - 71 SN - 0148-916X ER -