title: Peripheral neuropathy after burn injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Peripheral neuropathy is a well-documented disabling sequela of major burn injury. These lesions are associated with both thermal and electrical injuries that may be frequently undiagnosed or overlooked in clinical settings. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of burn-related neuropathy in our database and to investigate the clinical correlates for both mononeuropathy and generalized peripheral polyneuropathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Out of 648 burn patients, admitted to our clinic forty-seven burn patients with the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy were evaluated retrospectively. The demographic and clinical data collected were gender, age, degree, site and percent surface area of burn, type of burn, and the results of electrodiagnostic examination, including electromyography and nerve conduction assessments and associated pathology if existed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Peripheral neuropathy is the most frequent disabling neuromuscular complication of burn, that may be undiagnosed or overlooked. In current study, peripheral neuropathy associated with burn all of our patients were identified by electrodiagnostic study. After treatment in Burn Unit, clinical and electrodiagnostic studies were applied. Motor and sensory distal latencies were prolonged and sensory nerve action potentials reduced in amplitude.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings of our study have shown that polyneuropathies and axonal neuropathy were more frequent than mononeuropathy and demyelination.
authors: Department of Neurology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey. yusuta@yahoo.com
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mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D004576:Electromyography; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020422:Mononeuropathies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009046:Motor Neurons; D009431:Neural Conduction; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D017933:Peripheral Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D011930:Reaction Time; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012677:Sensation; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult