Nicholls, P.G.

patient nerve leprosy nerve function impairment month reaction event registration treatment group function study impairment trial nerve damage corticosteroids prednisolone mb patients period follow-up damage type 1 reaction participant placebo incidence lepr rev outcome 2 years figure observation period result type 1 reactions regimen cohort placebo group duration type 2 reaction int j lepr improvement type 2 reactions analysis 6 months pb patients bangladesh leprosy patients corticosteroid review therapy number randomised observation effect 6 months duration nicholls pg mycobact dis prednisolone group difference motor course 12 months survival curves 60 months nerve pain type 1 incidence rates 5 years 1 year van veen richardu leprosy group control cochrane nerve function 36 months neuritis episode 100 pyar smith corticosteroid regimens prednisolone treatment