A randomized clinical trial of oral steroids for ulnar neuropathy in type 1 and type 2 leprosy reactions Ensaio clínico sobre o tratamento com esteróides via oral da neuropatia ulnar em reação tipo 1 e tipo 2 da hanseníase

A randomized clinical trial of oral steroids for ulnar neuropathy in type 1 and type 2 leprosy reactions Ensaio clínico sobre o tratamento com esteróides via oral da neuropatia ulnar em reação tipo 1 e tipo 2 da hanseníase

BACKGROUND: Steroids regimens in leprosy neuropathies are still controversial in botth types of reactions. METHOD: For this trial, 21 patients with ulnar neuropathy were selected from 163 leprosy patients, 12 with type 1 reaction (T1R) and nine with type 2 (T2R). One experimental group started with...

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Main Authors: José Antonio Garbino, Marcos da Cunha Lopes Virmond, Somei Ura, Manoel Henrique Salgado, Bernard Naafs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2008-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
hanseníase
neuropatia ulnar
esteróides
neurofisiologia
leprosy
ulnar neuropathy
steroids
neurophysiology
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