Neurological Manifestations in Patients Presenting with Uremic Encephalopathy at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Objective

To assess the neurological presentation in patients with uremic encephalopathy and its correlation with the severity of the disease at a tertiary care centre and to find out its prevalence. Materials & Methods: This is an observational cross-sectional study that was carried out at Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar. The patients were sampled consecutively, giving a total of 230 patients with uremic encephalopathy. Neurological evaluation was carried out using clinical examination, laboratory, and selected neurophysiology tests. The associations were tested by chi-square and t-tests.