Seizure occurrence in patients with chronic renal insufficiency in regular hemodialysis program

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Fulvio Alexandre Scorza²  Marly De Albuquerque²  Ricardo Mario Arida²  Roberta Monterazzo Cysneiros¹  Tânia Maria Guedes Henriques²  Carla Alessandra Scorza¹  Jener Cruz¹  Silvana Kesrouani¹  Rui Alberto Gomes¹  Esper Abrão Cavalheiro¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes Núcleo de Pesquisas Tecnológicas Laboratório de NeurociênciasMogi das Cruzes SP ,Brasil

关键词: seizures;    epilepsy;    dialysis;    renal failure;    crises epilépticas;    epilepsia;    diálise;    falência renal;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2005000500007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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 patients with history of seizures were selected but five of them were included in our study. Three patients presented generalized tonic-clonic seizures, one had partial seizure with secondary generalization, and one presented unclassified seizure. Three patients presented seizure just during the dialysis (unique seizure) and one of them presented convulsive status epilepticus. The two other patients had already presented seizures prior the beginning of dialysis. We conclude that seizures in renal failure could be considered as occasional events that do not usually become chronic.

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