Uremic Neuritis and the Autonomic System

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Abstract
Only 20 years ago recognition of peripheral nerve damage in uremic disorders was nonexistent. With increasing ability to maintain patients with renal failure, recognition of peripheral nerve damage became more and more frequent. There is the clinical impression that early dialysis will prevent a disabling paralytic neuropathy from developing. The severe neuropathies, once established, are relatively refractory to dialysis and can be quite disabling. Of some interest is the observation that they will usually improve after transplantation, suggesting that, at least in terms of the neural disorder, dialysis is not the ultimate answer. Though the exact relation and pathogenesis of . . .

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