Frequency of Neurological Complications among Patients with End Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the neurological complications among end stage renal disease (esrd) patients on hemodialysis. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted at the Departments of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Medical Teaching Institute (MTI), Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), Peshawar, from March 2020 to March 2021 among ESRD patients. All Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients were on Hemodialysis (HD) for more than six months before enrolling in the study. The patients were followed for 06 months on HD. During this time, any neurological event was documented and recorded. All patients on HD, of any gender with age ranging from age 15 to 70 years were included in this study. Patients below the age of 14 years, patients with acute renal failure, congestive cardiac failure, cirrhosis of liver, malignancy, disseminated intravascular coagulation, sepsis; meningitis and encephalitis were excluded from this study. SPSS version 23 was used to analyze the data. Results: This descriptive study was conducted at the Departments of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Medical Teaching Institute (MTI), Lady Reading Hospital (LRH),, from March 2020 to March 2021 among ESRD patients. All Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients were on Hemodialysis (HD) formore than six months before enrolling in the study. The patients were followed for 06 months on HD. During this time, any neurological event was documented and recorded. All patients on HD,of any gender with age ranging from age 15 to 70 years wereincluded in this study. Patients below the age of 14 years, patients with acute renal failure, congestive cardiac failure, cirrhosis of liver, malignancy, disseminated intravascular coagulation, sepsis; meningitis and encephalitis were excluded from this study. SPSSversion 23 was used to analyze the data. Conclusions: Cerebrovascular diseases and dialysis dementia are the most common neurological complications among patients on hemodialysis in our study. These should be considered ......