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J Neurosurg Pediatr
; 2(2): 143-5, 2008 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18671622
RESUMO
Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome is a rare neurological manifestation of intermittent hemodialysis. Urea removal occurs more slowly across the blood-brain barrier than from the plasma, generating an osmotic gradient that promotes water movement into the brain and cerebral edema. The authors report the development of dialysis disequilibrium syndrome in a patient with spina bifida and an adequately functioning shunt.