title: A multimodal neurophysiological assessment in terminal renal failure.
abstract: A prospective multimodal neurophysiological study was conducted on 36 patients with end-stage renal failure, 16 of whom subsequently underwent renal transplantation (TR). Nerve conduction study and somatosensory evoked potentials revealed that peripheral conduction deficit, often subclinical, was the commonest abnormality, and TR resulted in substantial improvement. Visual evoked potentials demonstrated subclinical impairment, which did not improve after TR. The brainstem auditory evoked potentials were essentially normal and unaffected by TR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Mok
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / Q000502:physiology; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology