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Research on dialysis discussed by scientists at Gyeongsang National University, Medical Department
2009 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com) -- According to recent research from South Korea, "A 51-year-old Korean man with end-stage renal disease and who was on intermittent hemodialysis was admitted with progressive dysarthria, gait disturbance, and myoclonus. The liver function tests and the electrolyte and arterial gas analyses were normal." "The Magnetic resonance imaging scan showed a diffuse symmetric high signal intensity in the basal ganglia on the T2-weighted image. After a thorough history taking, we knew that he had been treated with metformin for 3 months at other hospital without our hospitals staff's knowledge," wrote E.Y. Jung and colleagues, Gyeongsang National University, Medical Department. The researchers concluded: "After stopping the metformin, the patient's neurologic signs and symptoms disappeared and the Magnetic resonance imaging findings after 20 days were markedly improved." Jung and colleagues published their study in Hemodialysis International (Metformin-induced encephalopathy without lactic acidosis in a patient with contraindication for metformin. Hemodialysis International, 2009;13(2):172-175). For additional information, contact D.J. Park, Gyeongsang National University, College Medical, Dept. of Internal Medical, 92 Chilamdong, Jinju, South Korea. Publisher contact information for the journal Hemodialysis International is: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., Commerce Place, 350 Main St., Malden 02148, MA, USA. Keywords: South Korea, Chronic Kidney Failure, Dysarthria, Gastroenterology, Hemodialysis, Hepatology, Hypoglycemic Agent, Lactic Acidosis, Liver Function, Magnetic Resonance, Metformin, Myoclonus, Nephrology, Renal Dialysis, Renal Disease, Speech Pathology, Gyeongsang National University, Medical Department. This article was prepared by Gastroenterology Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Gastroenterology Week via NewsRx.com.
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