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Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome is a disorder of the central nervous system in patients on dialysis. The underlying etiology is thought to be primarily due to cerebral edema; however, neuroradiologic findings have not been described previously. We describe a patient who presented with new onset headaches and status epilepticus after beginning hemodialysis. Her neuroimaging studies revealed white matter changes in the posterior parietal and occipital lobes similar to those seen in patients with reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS). This case suggests that dialysis disequilibrium syndrome and RPLS may represent a spectrum of disorders in which the underlying mechanism is vasogenic edema.
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PMID:Dialysis disequilibrium: another reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome? 1295 40

Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (DDS) is a central nervous system disorder that occurs during or after hemodialysis. This is caused by brain edema that manifests as neurological symptoms that include headache, emesis, nausea, blurring of vision, disturbed consciousness, tremors and seizures, and in severe cases, death. The incidence of DDS is very high among patients with preexisting neurological diseases. There has been much debate about the origin of DDS. We report a case of DDS, as presenting syndrome of a medulloblastoma in a child aged 5 years, and discuss the pathogenesis and the possible role of DDS for an earlier detection of occult brain lesions in dialyzed patients.
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PMID:Medulloblastoma presenting as dialysis disequilibrium syndrome. 2209 4