Introduction: One of the most important causes of death in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and even after kidney transplantation is cardiovascular diseases. Thus, cardiac evaluation is of utmost importance in the management of these patients especially during preoperative work up before renal transplantation. The aim of present study is to evaluate the role of myoc...

the number of patients with end-stage renal disease has steadily increased and improvements in hemodialysis techniques have lead to extended life expectancy. pseudoaneurysm is a relatively rare complication of autogenous vascular access. we have reported a case in which an anastomotic pseudoaneurysm developed in a patient on hemodialysis treatment.

how to cite this article:   dalirani r, mahyar a, ayazi p, ahmadi gh. neurological manifestations of renal diseases in children in qazvin/ iran. iran j child neurol. summer 2016; 10(3):24-27 . abstract objective renal diseases are one of the most common causes of referrals and admissions of children, hence it is important to know their neurological presentations. this study aimed to determine n...

results there are many pitfalls in diagnosis of utis both with urinalysis and culture methods and also in evaluating the risk factors and causes of utis. conclusions this paper reviews and discusses the common pitfalls in diagnosis and evaluation of utis in children. context urinary tract infections (utis) are among the most common infections in children that affect up to 3% of boys and 8% of g...

BACKGROUND Health-related quality of life is a very important issue in children with end-stage renal disease and their family. Moreover, this can be a lifelong problem. In this study, we performed a cross-sectional investigation of the health-related quality of life in Korean children, undergoing renal replacement therapies, such as dialysis and renal transplantation. FINDINGS We validated th...

We questioned 180 patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance haemodialysis, chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and those who had undergone renal transplantation at the Department of Nephrology, General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Twelve patients (6.7%) had consumed excessive quantities ofanalgesics prior to the institution of long-term dialysis or transplantation. Primary renal diseas...