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Electrophysiologic evaluation for carpal tunnel syndrome in patients with angioaccess for haemodialysis

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The corrected distal motor latency along the median nerve in 50 upper limbs with the forearm Cimino-Brescia fistula for haemodialysis, when compared to that of the contralateral limb and the control value, showed no evidence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) ascribed to angioaccess. Haemodialysis-associated CTS seems to be related to the predisposing factors, rather than the haemodynamic effects of the arteriovenous fistula or dialysis.

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  1. Neurology Unit, Seventh April Hospital, Benghazi, Libya

    K. Radhakrishnan, A. K. Thacker & J. C. Maloo

  2. Artificial Kidney Unit, Seventh April Hospital, Benghazi, Libya

    A. Ben Dardef & A. G. Bubtana

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Radhakrishnan, K., Thacker, A.K., Maloo, J.C. et al. Electrophysiologic evaluation for carpal tunnel syndrome in patients with angioaccess for haemodialysis. International Urology and Nephrology 21, 425–427 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02559639

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