Dialysis dementia (medical condition): A progressive brain disease that occurs in some patients who undergo chronic hemodialysis. Aluminium intoxication is believed to play a role in the disease.
See also:
Dialysis encephalopathy syndrome:
»Introduction: Dialysis encephalopathy syndrome
»Symptoms of Dialysis encephalopathy syndrome
Dialysis dementia: SYN: dialysis encephalopathy syndrome.
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These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Dialysis dementia:
Dialysis dementia: Another name for Dialysis encephalopathy syndrome (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Dialysis encephalopathy syndrome
»Symptoms of Dialysis encephalopathy syndrome
Some of the symptoms of Dialysis dementia incude:
See full list of 18 symptoms of Dialysis dementia (Dialysis encephalopathy syndrome)
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