Affiliations 

  • 1 Abu Bakar Suleiman. Department of Nephrology, General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Sabri M. Rejab. Department of Neurology, General Hospital, 53000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Biochemistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur
Med J Malaysia, 1986 Mar;41(1):12-8.
PMID: 3796341

Abstract

The clinical syndrome of dialysis encephalopathy which has been observed all over the world has also been seen here. The clinical syndrome and clinical course are reported; it has been associated with high levels of aluminium in untreated water used for haemodialysis. Since the introduction of water treatment, this disease has not been observed.

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