Ischemic monomelic neuropathy: A rare but important complication after hemodialysis access placement - a review

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-119

  Thermann, Florian ^a   Kornhuber, Malte ^b  

^a Krankenhaus St Elisabeth und St Barbara   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dialysis access; Ischemic syndrome; Monomelic neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTERY STEAL SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DENERVATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS ACCESS INDUCED ISCHEMIC SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMBOLECTOMY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC MONOMELIC NEUROPATHY; LIGATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB PERFUSION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEUROPATHY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PROGNOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; INDWELLING CATHETER; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RENAL DIALYSIS; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 79960993393     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JVA.2011.6365     Document Type: Review

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