Dialysis disequilibrium leading to posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in chronic renal failure

CEN Case Rep. 2016 Nov;5(2):154-157. doi: 10.1007/s13730-016-0215-4. Epub 2016 Mar 3.

Abstract

Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome is a neurological adverse effect of acute hemodialysis in advanced uremic patients. Dialysis disequilibrium has a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations starting from subtle uneasiness, confusion, to florid and complex life threatening neurological deficit. In this case study, we present a patient who developed sudden cortical blindness following hemodialysis due to posterior reversible encephalopathy, which is a rare presentation of dialysis disequilibrium syndrome.

Keywords: Chronic renal failure; Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.