Frequency of Polyneuropathy in Patients on Long Term Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment

Basturk, Taner; Koc, YENER; Kayalar, Arzu; Yilmaz, Figen; Hasbal, Nuri; Sakaci, Tamer; Ahbap, Elbis; Unsal, Abdulkadir

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2017/24572.10101

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)

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.