Sensory nerve excitability and neuropathy in end stage kidney disease

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 548-551

  Krishnan, A V ^a   Phoon, R K S ^b   Russell, B A ^b   Charlesworth, J A ^b   Kiernan, M C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; NEUROTOXIN; POTASSIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPOLARIZATION; FEMALE; FINGER; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SENSORY NERVE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYMPTOM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AXONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POTASSIUM; RENAL DIALYSIS; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 33645567005     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.079988     Document Type: Article

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