Study of some neurological disorders in peripheral arterial disease patients

Peripheral arterial disease [PAD] is most commonly a manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis. This study was designed to investigate some neurological aspects like silent stroke, cognitive function and peripheral neuropathy in PAD patients. twenty five PAD patients were selected from Benhna University Hospital All patients underwent complete clinical evaluation with computerized tomography of the brain, electrophysiological study [nerve conduction velocity of upper and lower limbs] and neuropsychological assessment by mini-mental state, digit span and trail making test. PAD patients had increase risk of silent stroke as [28%] of our patients have silent stroke on computerized tomography. Peripheral neuropathy was present in [48%] [12 out of 25 patients] and a total of 8 patients [32%] had pathological values with statistically significance difference between PAD patients and control group. Also PAD patients performed significantly more poorly than control in cognitive function tests. PAD patients had more common comorbid Neurological disorders like silent stroke, peripheral neuritis and cognitive decline and thus emphasizing the need for enhanced more preventive measures and early detection of this silent disorder