TY - JOUR
T1 - Medulloblastoma presenting as dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
AU - Dilena, Robertino
AU - Paglialonga, Fabio
AU - Barbieri, Sergio
AU - Edefonti, Alberto
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (DDS) is a central nervous system disorder that occurs during or after hemodialysis. This is caused by brain edema that manifests as neurological symptoms that include headache, emesis, nausea, blurring of vision, disturbed consciousness, tremors and seizures, and in severe cases, death. The incidence of DDS is very high among patients with preexisting neurological diseases. There has been much debate about the origin of DDS. We report a case of DDS, as presenting syndrome of a medulloblastoma in a child aged 5 years, and discuss the pathogenesis and the possible role of DDS for an earlier detection of occult brain lesions in dialyzed patients.
AB - Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (DDS) is a central nervous system disorder that occurs during or after hemodialysis. This is caused by brain edema that manifests as neurological symptoms that include headache, emesis, nausea, blurring of vision, disturbed consciousness, tremors and seizures, and in severe cases, death. The incidence of DDS is very high among patients with preexisting neurological diseases. There has been much debate about the origin of DDS. We report a case of DDS, as presenting syndrome of a medulloblastoma in a child aged 5 years, and discuss the pathogenesis and the possible role of DDS for an earlier detection of occult brain lesions in dialyzed patients.
KW - Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
KW - Headache
KW - Hydrocephalus
KW - Medulloblastoma
KW - Renal dialysis
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00604.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00604.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 22093604
AN - SCOPUS:80054886917
VL - 15
JO - Hemodialysis International
JF - Hemodialysis International
SN - 1492-7535
IS - SUPPL. 1
ER -