Brain swelling after dialysis: Old urea or new osmoles?

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-13

  Silver, S M ^a   Sterns, R H ^b   Halperin, M L ^b  

^a ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

brain; cerebral edema; Dialysis; disequilibrium syndrome; hemodialysis; organic osmolytes

Indexed keywords

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN EDEMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; REVIEW; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030006104     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(96)90124-9     Document Type: Review

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