Advances in dialysis encephalopathy research: a review |
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Authors: | Ying Chen Xin Tian Xuefeng Wang |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurology,Chongqing,China;2.Center of Epilepsy,Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders,Beijing,China |
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Abstract: | Dialysis encephalopathy (DE) is a progressive, fatal disease with a high mortality rate. Understanding the causes of this disease and the efforts to prevent and treat it would help improve the prognosis and quality of life of affected patients. This paper reviews the etiology, clinical features, methods of examining accessory features, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of DE. We found that DE is likely to be related to aluminum poisoning. The clinical manifestations of DE include language disorders, mental and behavioral disorders, cognitive decline, and movement disorders. Electroencephalogram (EEG) findings mainly consist of an abundance of low waves, intermittent bilateral synchronous high-amplitude spikes, and ridge waves. Assessing the clinical features and obtaining an EEG are of great value in diagnosis, and DE is treated by both reducing aluminum intake and increasing aluminum excretion. Deferoxamine (DFO) is an effective treatment for DE. |
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