Sympathetic shin response in hemodialysis patients: Correlation with nerve conduction studies and adequacy of dialysis

Nephron

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 12-16

  Robles, N R ^a,b   Solis, M ^a   Albarran, L ^a   Esparrago, J F ^a   Roncero, F ^a   Sanchez Casado, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTA CRISTINA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic renal failure; Hemodialysis; Polyneuropathy

Indexed keywords

CUPROPHANE; POLYACRYLONITRILE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIALYSIS MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; UREMIA; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SKIN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; SKIN; UREMIA;

EID: 0032601497     PISSN: 00282766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000045361     Document Type: Article

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