Autonomic nervous function in patients with chronic renal failure at the Kenyatta National Hospital
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1994Author
Amayo, EO
Kayima, J
McLigeyo, SO
Kioy, PG
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Autonomic nervous function was assessed in twenty two patients (16 males and 6 females) with chronic renal failure on conservative management. The presenting symptoms were postural dizziness in 10(45%), impotence in 4(18%) patients and 1 patient each with diplopia, urinary urgency and nocturnal diarrhoea. The following autonomic function tests were performed; valsalva manoeuvre, heart rate response to deep breathing, heart rate response to posture and postural change in blood pressure. Fifteen (68%) patients had abnormal autonomic function tests. Out of these patients, 14(93%) had abnormalities of the parasympathetic system and only one had abnormalities in the sympathetic system. There was a negative correlation between the creatinine levels and the following; valsalva ratio (r = -0.72 p < 0.001), heart rate response to standing (r = -0.56 p < 0.01) and heart rate response to deep breathing (r = -0.45 p < 0.05).
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http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/15420http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8062774
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East Afr Med J. 1994 Apr;71(4):253-5Publisher
Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi
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