[The importance of aluminiun in dialyseencephalopathie (author's transl)].
64 patient on chronic haemodialysis were investigated. The duration of the dialysis was 44 months; the mean age of patients was 41 years. In 6 patients a diagnosis of Dementia was made in addition to apraxia, dysarthria and anarthria. 5 of the patients died. All the demented patients showed an abnormal EEG and 4 had atrophy in the computertomogram. The plasma aluminium levels were significantly raised (409 microgram/l) in the demented group as compared to the non-demented dialysis patients (189 microgram/l).
D000328:Adult; D000535:Aluminum / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D001072:Apraxias / Q000378:metabolism; D001284:Atrophy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D003704:Dementia / Q000378:metabolism; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000535:Aluminum
Die Bedeutung von Aluminium bei der Dialyseenzephalopathie.