Turkish Journal of Nephrology
Case Report

Diabetic Uremic Basal Ganglia Involvement in a Patient who Treated with Regular Dialysis

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Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nefroloji Bilim Dalı, Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye

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Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye

Turkish J Nephrol 2010; 19: 221-223
DOI: 10.5262/tndt.2010.1003.14
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Uremic encephalopathy is a common complication of uremia. Altered consciousness, seizures, visual disturbances, hemiparesies, multifocal clonus may be observed. Extrapyramidal symptoms such as bradykinesia and dysarthria may be seen in uremic basal ganglia involvement, an unusual condition. We emphasized this rare condition with a case report in this article.

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