Involvement of the Autonomic Nervous System in Leprosy

Authors

Emir DÖNDER
Şahap KÜKNER
Bülent MÜNGEN
Ramiz ÇOLAK
Mustafa ATAŞ

DOI

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Abstract

It has been accepted that the autonomic nervous system (ANS) remains intact in leprosy. Recently, some authors reported that the ANS was affected in leprosy. To investigate whether the ANS was affected or not, 41 leprosy patients (28 men, 13 women, ages 13-67 age, mean age 53±12) were examined and compared with 21 healthy controls (12 men, 9 women, ages 13-70, mean age 50±12). Noninvasive bedside tests (orthostatic tests, Valsalva ratio, 30: 15 ratio, pupil size, and phenylephrine and pilocarpine tests) were performed. The mean 30:15 ratio, the mean pupil size, and the phenylephrine test results in leprosy patients were significantly abnormal when compared with the controls (p

Keywords

Leprosy, autonomic nervous system, infectious neuritis.

First Page

363

Last Page

365

Recommended Citation

DÖNDER, Emir; KÜKNER, Şahap; MÜNGEN, Bülent; ÇOLAK, Ramiz; and ATAŞ, Mustafa (1996) "Involvement of the Autonomic Nervous System in Leprosy," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 26: No. 4, Article 10. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol26/iss4/10