[Correlation between E.N.G. changes and the evolution of the hematic constants in patients under prolonged...

An evolutive study of the E.N.G. on 25 patients affected of chronic renal failure (c.r.f.) in their previous periods and during the dialysis programme was developed. At the same time a large study on various serum changes was carried on. It is observed that the motor conduction velocity (M.C.V.) shows a decreasing evolution during dialysis, which mathematical patters is a branch of an equilateral hyperbola, of equation: (see article) The Na and K evolutive curves are also significatively fitted to the same mathematical pattern. It is observed a direct and inverse lineal correlation between M.C.V. values and those ones of the Na and K respectively, with p less than 0,05 and p less than 0,01. It is not observed any correlation of significatively value with the other serum parameters studied (R.A., Cl, Urea, Total proteins, Hematocrit, Ca, P, Creatinine, fluids and acid-base equilibrium). After a renal transplantation the M.C.V. presents a growing trayectory of the same mathematical pattern described before, reaching normal values about a year post-transplantion. The levels of Sodium serum follow a parallel trayectory than that one of the M.C.V. The recovery of the remainders serum parameters after renal transplantion occour during the first week, except for the hematocrit. It only remains a parallelism between the evolutive changes of M.C.V./Natremia during dialysis stage and after renal transplantion. These results seem to show a close dependence between variation of M.C.V. and Natremia. The hipoxia role over the sodium pump and the consequent variations of Natremia are discussed.