dialysis dementia

dialysis dementia
dialysis dementia n a neurological syndrome that occurs in some long-term dialysis patients, is associated with aluminum deposits in bone and the brain from aluminum-containing compounds in the dialysis fluid or in antacids prescribed to control phosphorus balance, and is characterized by progressive dementia, dyspraxia, facial grimaces, and myoclonic seizures

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see under encephalopathy.

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