What causes seizures during dialysis?

The following causes are due to either end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) or treatment with hemodialysis: uremic encephalopathy, dialysis dysequilibrium syndrome (DDS), intradialytic hemodynamic instability, aluminum-associated dialysis dementia, air embolism, hypoglycemia, hypocalcemia, and hyponatremia.

Can you have a seizure from kidney failure?

Renal failure, its complications and attendant thera- pies, are often associated with seizures. It has been estimated that seizures occur in 10% of patients with chronic renal failure (1).

Are seizures common after dialysis?

Seizures are not uncommon among hemodialysis patients [1]. There are many potential causes of seizures among hemodialysis patients. In most circumstances, seizure activity occurs during or shortly after the hemodialysis procedure because of the hemodynamic and biochemical changes associated with the process [1].

Can a kidney dialysis patient have a seizure?

In fact, if a seizure is severe enough and unable to be controlled then the Dialysis Treatment must be stopped. To ease seizures, patients may be able to possibly take some antiepileptic drugs like Phenytoin.

How are seizures related to end stage renal disease?

This report describes the occurrence of seizures in patients with end stage renal disease on dialysis therapy at the Nephrology Institute of Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo State, Brazil. A retrospective medical history of 189 patients was reviewed to investigate the occurrence of convulsive seizures during dialytic program.

Can a piperacillin induced seizure be reversed by dialysis?

Piperacillin/tazobactam-induced seizure rapidly reversed by high flux hemodialysis in a patient on peritoneal dialysis. Am J Med Sci 2007; 333:181.

Why does dialysis cause neurological problems in patients?

The underlying reasons for this are not clear, but probably relate to the inability of standard dialysis to clear ‘middle molecules’—a range of toxins comprising mostly low-molecular-weight peptides and proteins: 300–12 000 kDa. 4 Dialysis itself can cause additional neurological problems in these patients ( table 1 ).