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Surgery on the peripheral nerves in leprosy

  • Tropical Infections and Infestations of the Central Nervous System
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In a short review the operative possibilities of peripheral nerve involvement in leprosy concerning pain and paralysis are discussed. External, extraneural and funicular neurolysis, transposition, and treatment of nerve abscess proved to be the methods of choice.

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  1. Acworth Leprosy Hospital, 400 031, Wadala, Bombay, India

    Shubhada S. Pandya

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Pandya, S.S. Surgery on the peripheral nerves in leprosy. Neurosurg. Rev. 6, 153–154 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01742766

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