Peripheral neuropathy in patients with chronic renal failure. A treatable source of discomfort and disability.
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Pirzada, NA; Morgenlander, JC
Published in: Postgrad Med
October 1997
Uremic polyneuropathy occurs in about half of patients undergoing dialysis and is characterized by axonal degeneration with secondary segmental demyelination. Hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis halts the progress of polyneuropathy but usually does not bring improvement. However, improvement invariably occurs with successful renal transplantation. Mononeuropathies resulting from placement of forearm arteriovenous fistulas are also seen and include the commonly encountered carpal tunnel syndrome and the rare but catastrophic ischemic monomelic neuropathy. The latter constitutes a medical emergency; immediate surgical closure of the fistula is required to avoid severe and permanent neurologic dysfunction.
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Postgrad Med
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0032-5481
Publication Date
October 1997
Volume
102
Issue
4
Start / End Page
249 / 261
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Uremia
- Renal Dialysis
- Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
- Nerve Compression Syndromes
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Humans
- General & Internal Medicine
- 4203 Health services and systems
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Pirzada, N. A., & Morgenlander, J. C. (1997). Peripheral neuropathy in patients with chronic renal failure. A treatable source of discomfort and disability. Postgrad Med, 102(4), 249–261. https://doi.org/10.3810/pgm.1997.10.344
Pirzada, N. A., and J. C. Morgenlander. “Peripheral neuropathy in patients with chronic renal failure. A treatable source of discomfort and disability.” Postgrad Med 102, no. 4 (October 1997): 249–61. https://doi.org/10.3810/pgm.1997.10.344.
Pirzada NA, Morgenlander JC. Peripheral neuropathy in patients with chronic renal failure. A treatable source of discomfort and disability. Postgrad Med. 1997 Oct;102(4):249–61.
Pirzada, N. A., and J. C. Morgenlander. “Peripheral neuropathy in patients with chronic renal failure. A treatable source of discomfort and disability.” Postgrad Med, vol. 102, no. 4, Oct. 1997, pp. 249–61. Pubmed, doi:10.3810/pgm.1997.10.344.
Pirzada NA, Morgenlander JC. Peripheral neuropathy in patients with chronic renal failure. A treatable source of discomfort and disability. Postgrad Med. 1997 Oct;102(4):249–261.
Published In
Postgrad Med
DOI
ISSN
0032-5481
Publication Date
October 1997
Volume
102
Issue
4
Start / End Page
249 / 261
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Uremia
- Renal Dialysis
- Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
- Nerve Compression Syndromes
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Humans
- General & Internal Medicine
- 4203 Health services and systems