Effect of Erythropoietin-stimulating agent on uremic neuropathy in hemodialysis patients: a single-center open-label prospective study
Abstract Background Uremic neuropathy is a distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy caused by uremic toxins; its severity is correlated with the degree of renal insufficiency. Erythropoietin (EPO) and erythropoietin receptors (EpoR) are produced in the peripheral nervous system. This is a single-center op...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2022-05-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-022-00477-7 |