conclusions the iranian version of the dsi had good psychometric properties and can be used to assess symptoms of hemodialysis patients. results the mean age of patients was 50.4 (sd = 15.72) years and % 61.1 of patients were male. the most commonly reported symptoms were fatigue, being irritable and nervous. divergent validity was mostly supported by the pattern of association between dsi and ...

We report a fatal intoxication in a 59-year-old woman who had uremia undergoing hemodialysis, and then took amantadine and pramipexole for Parkinsonian tremor. Toxic manifestation includes myoclonus, ataxia, confusion and sudden death. This report highlights the fact that using amantadine and pramipexole may be fatal in patients with uremia even undergoing hemodialysis.

the number of patients with end-stage renal disease is growing rapidly in asia. patients with end stage renal disease failure (esrd) undergoing long term hemodialysis (hd) are at risk for high oxidative stress. there is paucity of information with regard to oxidative stress during hd. therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate catalase enzyme activity in erythrocytes and the total ...

Background: Chronic kidney disease is a major risk factor for dementia, but the influence of hemodialysis itself on the development of dementia remains unclear. We previously reported that non-diabetic patients on maintenance hemodialysis have preserved cognitive function; hemodialysis removes blood amyloid β (Aβ), which is a major cause of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain; and the number of Aβ...