Absence status: an overlooked cause of acute confusion in hemodialysis patients.
Epileptic seizures are a known complication of uremia, but non-convulsive seizures appear to be rare. We describe a patient with absence status presenting with acute confusion who responded well to intravenous diazepam. Attention is drawn to this rare cause of acute confusional state in the hemodialysis population.
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Section of Nephrology, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003221:Confusion / Q000209:etiology*; D003975:Diazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D006435:Renal Dialysis
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003975:Diazepam