Abstract
Nerve conduction velocities were measured repeatedly in 20 patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis for one or more years. Nerve conduction velocities remained stable in most cases.
Peripheral neuropathy is a severe, disabling complication of uremia, and it has been reported that patients on chronic intermittent dialysis develop severe neuropathy (1). Few reports have been published concerning the course of neuropathy in patients on continuous ambulatory dialysis. This paper describes the retrospective analysis of motor nerve conduction velocities (MNCV's) in 20 patients from the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics. who have been maintained on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) for one or more years.
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