[The effect of chronic kidney failure on electroneurographic changes in patients on hemodialysis treatment]

Electroneurographic examination of n. medianus, n. ulnaris, n. tibialis and n. fibularis was performed in 23 patients (15 men and 8 women) at mean age 52.1 years and mean duration of hemodialysis treatment 42.1 months. All patients had electroneurographic symptoms of peripheral polyneuropathy. The duration of hemodialysis treatment had no effect on the severity of the neurologic injury. Significant correlation was found between the severity of anemia and the peripheral nerve injury. According to the authors' data, essential for the development and severity of the uremic polyneuropathy was also the severity of the uremic syndrome.