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Introduction: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most prevalent and widely studied peripheral nerve entrapment syndrome, with estimates between 10-20% of the general population having clinical symptoms of CTS at least once in their lifetime. Classically, it presents with symptoms of nocturnal
Background Preserving residual renal function (RRF) has always been the primary clinical goal for every nephrologists managing patients with chronic kidney disease but not yet on dialysis. RRF in patients on dialysis has proven to be a consistent and powerful predictor of mortality. This is
Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) include various chronic lung disorders such as sarcoidosis and idiopathic lung fibrosis (IPF). In the Netherlands the incidence of sarcoidosis is approximately 20-25 per 100.000 inhabitants whereas that of IPF is approximately 1000-1500 new cases each year.
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Cardiovascular disease is the commonest cause of morbidity and mortality in chronic dialysis patients, including those treated with CAPD (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) [1]. Uncontrolled arterial hypertension in ESRF leads to progression of LVH, which is a strong predictor for coronary
Rhabdomyolysis may be defined as a clinical or biochemical syndrome which may result from a large variety of diseases, trauma, or toxic insults to skeletal muscle. The damage to the integrity of the sarcolemma of skeletal muscle leads to the release of potentially toxic muscle cell components into
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs), commonly known as Batten disease, represent a group of the most common (1 in 12,500) heritable neurodegenerative storage disorders of childhood. Mutations of at least 8 different genes are responsible for various forms of NCL. The infantile form of NCL or INCL