Frequency of Polyneuropathy in Patients on Long Term Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment

Basturk T., Koc Y., Kayalar A. O., Yilmaz F., Hasbal N. B., Sakaci T., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, cilt.11, sa.6, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24572.10101
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Introduction: Uremic polyneuropathy is very common among patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). The patients have electrophysiologic signs of impaired nerve function, although a lower percentage of patients are symptomatic. Electrophysiological parameters are quantitative indices of Polyneuropathy (PNP) severity.