Prevalence of Compression Neuropathies During Pregnancy

Background: It is a common perception that Pakistani women suffer from compression neuropathies during pregnancies which may lead to functional limitations. To know the frequency of common neuropathies during pregnancy, nerves commonly involved and common causes of compression neuropathies. Methodology: The design of this study was cross sectional study. Duration of the study was 3 months after approval of synopsis. Convenient sampling was used. This study was conducted at private hospitals of Lahore (Iqra medical complex, Saira Memorial hospital and UOL teaching Hospital). A total of 35 female pregnant women were evaluated for s igns and symptoms of compression neuropathies. A Performa was used for each patient, which was fillrdlled out based on their symptoms. Results: Data from the 35 multigravida pregnant women, compression of sciatic nerve and median nerve are common during the 3rd trimester. The increased body weight during pregnancy and bad posture are significant causes. Among them,51.42% took physiotherapy treatment.Conclusion: The result of this study showed that compression of sciatic and median nerves are most commonly involved during pregnancy in multigravida women. The compression neuropathies occur commonly in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. The increased weight during pregnancy, poor economic status and bad posture are significant causes of compression neuropathies. Keywords: Neuropathy, Prevalence, Pregnancy

Gambaran klinis neuropati pada pasien diabetes melitus di Poliklinik Neurologi RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou periode Juli 2014 – Juni 2015

Neuropathy is a sensory, motor or mixed disorder of peripheral nerves. This study aimed to describe the clinical picture of neuropathy in patients with diabetes mellitus at the Neurology Clinic of Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Hospital Manado. This was a descriptive retrospective study using medical records of patients who came to the Neurology Clinic of Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Hospital from July 2014 to June 2015. The results showed that there were 140 diabetes mellitus cases that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria; 83 cases of diabetes mellitus were associated with neuropathy. Neuropathy were most numerous in female patients, age range of 45-65 years, retired profession, and had long-standing diabetes mellitus over 1-5 years. The most common clinical symptom that the patients complained was cramp. Keywords: neuropathy, diabetes mellitus Abstrak: Neuropati adalah suatu gangguan saraf perifer baik sensorik, motorik atau campuran. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran klinis neuropati pada pasien diabetes melitus di Poliklinik Saraf RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado. Jenis penelitian ini ialah deskriptif retrospektif dengan menggunakan data rekam medik pasien diabetes melitus yang datang ke Poliklinik Saraf RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado periode Juli 2014 - Juni 2015. Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan terdapat 140 kasus diabetes melitus yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi dan 83 kasus diantaranya yang mengalami neuropati. Neuropati paling banyak terdapat pada pasien berjenis kelamin wanita, rentang usia 45-65 tahun, pensiunan, dan telah lama menderita diabetes melitus 1-5 tahun. Gejala klinis yang paling banyak dikeluhkan ialah kram.Kata kunci: neuropati, diabetes melitus