Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome: Brain death following hemodialysis for metabolic acidosis and acute renal failure – A case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (DDS) is the clinical phenomenon of acute neurologic symptoms attributed to cerebral edema that occurs during or following intermittent hemodialysis (HD). We describe a case of DDS-induced cerebral ed...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2004-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Nephrology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/5/9 |