Increased Intracranial Pressure during Hemodialysis in a Patient with Anoxic Brain Injury

Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (DDS) is a serious neurological complication of hemodialysis, and patients with acute brain injury are at increased risk. We report a case of DDS leading to intracranial hypertension in a patient with anoxic brain injury and discuss the subsequent dialysis strategy....

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Main Authors: Anton Lund, Mette B. Damholt, Ditte G. Strange, Jesper Kelsen, Hasse Møller-Sørensen, Kirsten Møller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Critical Care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5378928