Grand mal fitting in a patient on regular haemodialysis treatment and receiving desferrioxamine therapy.
Fitting due to aluminium toxicity has been previously reported in chronic dialysis patients with prolonged exposure to aluminium, resulting in excessive aluminium accumulation. However, we report a case of a patient who fitted whilst receiving Desferrioxamine therapy, following a fall with the consequent sudden release of aluminium from fractured ribs. This suggests that sudden increases in serum aluminium levels may carry neurological sequelae.
Davenport
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Regional Renal Unit, Royal Liverpool Hospital, England.
Ahmad
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D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D003676:Deferoxamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000150:complications
D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide; D003676:Deferoxamine