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Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome: The Changes of Intracranial Pressure

[ ISSN : 2473-0688 ]

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Received: 06-Aug-2015

Accepted: 10-Sep-2015

Published: 25-Nov-2015

Case Report | Volume 1 - Issue 2 | Article DOI :

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Kai-Chao Yang¹, Chih-Ju Chang¹², and Cheng-Ta Hsieh¹²³*

¹ Division of Neurosurgery, Cathay General Hospital, Taiwan
² Department of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
³ Graduate Institute of Basic Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan

Corresponding Author:

Cheng-Ta Hsieh, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Cathay General Hospital, 280, Section 4, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Tel: +886-2-27082121 ext 333; Fax: +886- 2-27082121; Email: nogor@mail2000. com.tw

Keywords

Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome; Intracranial pressure; Spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage; Renal failure; Hemodialysis

Abstract

Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome is a rare but well-known serious complication of dialysis. Cerebral edema associated with increase intracranial pressure has been considered to be main reason of dialysis disequilibrium syndrome. However, the direct evident of intracranial pressure changes in dialysis disequilibrium syndrome has been rarely described. Here, we reported a case of dialysis disequilibrium syndrome in a patient with acute stroke and intermittent hemodialysis. The changes of intracranial pressure levels before and during hemodialysis were analyzed and the results provided a significant evident to support the previous hypothesis.

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Yang K, Chang C and Hsieh C. Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome: The Changes of Intracranial Pressure. SM J Case Rep. 2015;1(2):1006.