Electromyographic diagnosis of leprosy

Eighty untreated patients suspected to have leprosy were submitted to neurophysiological examination and later compared with the clinical diagnosis. Among the patients who had leprosy confirmed, 98% had EMG abnormalities. Motor and sensory amplitude reduction was the earliest and the most frequent a...

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Main Authors: Carlos R. DeFaria, Ilma M. Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1990-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1990000400002&lng=en&tlng=en