title: Absence status: an overlooked cause of acute confusion in hemodialysis patients.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Section of Nephrology, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: D Z
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Tanimu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Obeid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Awada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huraib
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iqbal
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003975:Diazepam