[Convulsions following dialysis sessions].
A bipolar patient with renal angiosclerosis due to lithium intoxication showed convulsive crises for about four months after each haemodialysis session. Aetiological work up was not able to isolate a unique cause, but modifications in treatment relieved the symptoms.
Atse
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ML
Service de psychiatrie, CHU Tivoli, 39, avenue Max-Buset, 7100 La-Louvière, Belgique.
Le Bon
O
O
Des Grottes
J-M
JM
Rossignol
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P
D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use / Q000633:toxicity*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000175:diagnosis; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000175:diagnosis; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy*; D016651:Lithium Carbonate / Q000627:therapeutic use / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017286:Polysomnography; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis
D018692:Antimanic Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D016651:Lithium Carbonate