Drug Induced Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Series

Drug induced encephalopathy is an established side effect of many drugs when used in a higher dose. Though we do not encounter this side effect frequently in our day to day practice, yet with renal impairment this is not uncommon. Even with a reduced dose many of these can precipitate encephalopathy...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BIRDEM medical journal 2018-05, Vol.8 (2), p.172-176
Hauptverfasser:	Haque, Wasim Md Mohosin Ul, Samad, Tabassum, Rahim, Muhammad Abdur, Saha, Shudhanshu Kumar, Iqbal, Sarwar
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Sprache:	eng
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Zusammenfassung:	Drug induced encephalopathy is an established side effect of many drugs when used in a higher dose. Though we do not encounter this side effect frequently in our day to day practice, yet with renal impairment this is not uncommon. Even with a reduced dose many of these can precipitate encephalopathy in this special group of patients. We are presenting here a series of seven such cases of drug induced encephalopathy in patients with renal impairment.Birdem Med J 2018; 8(2): 172-176
ISSN:	2305-3712 2305-3720
DOI:	10.3329/birdem.v8i2.36650