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Leukoencephalopathy associated with dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
- Source :
- Renal failure. 29(5)
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (DDS) is usually seen in severely uremic patients who are dialyzed aggressively. DDS mostly appeared within 24 hours after hemodialysis (HD) and may last for a few hours. This diagnosis is made by the exclusion of other causes including metabolic and intracranial events and has been recognized for more than 40 years. Few reports described the cerebral radiographic features associated with DDS. We present an 83-year-old uremic patient experiencing DDS at initial HD. DDS-related cerebral radiographic manifestations reported in the literature are reviewed, along with a discussion of the role of neuroimaging in the diagnosis of DDS.
- Subjects :
- Nephrology
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
Resuscitation
Vomiting
medicine.medical_treatment
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
Cerebral edema
Central nervous system disease
Leukoencephalopathy
Renal Dialysis
Seizures
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Dialysis
Aged, 80 and over
Brain Diseases
business.industry
Headache
Nausea
General Medicine
Syndrome
medicine.disease
Surgery
Hemodialysis
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 0886022X
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Renal failure
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....71f3b8bfc52d1cf07070fa5f739a5b62