Effect of Erythropoietin-stimulating agent on uremic neuropathy in hemodialysis patients: a single-center open-label prospective study

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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Main Authors: Amal T. Khafagi, Mohamed A. Yehia, Amal K. Helmy, Waleed Hassan, Nashwa Abdelhakim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-05-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Uremic neuropathy
Erythropoietin stimulating agents
ESKD
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-022-00477-7

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