Seizure occurrence in patients with chronic renal insufficiency in regular hemodialysis program
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Seizure occurrence in patients with chronic renal insufficiency in regular hemodialysis program.
Hemodialysis-associated seizure is a complication of hemodialysis. This report describes the occurrence of seizures in patients with end stage renal disease on dialysis therapy at the Nephrology Institute of Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo State, Brazil. A retrospective medical history of 189 patients was reviewed to investigate the occurrence of convulsive seizures during dialytic program. Seven pa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2005000500007