Hemodialysis-related portal-systemic encephalopathy

Intern Med. 2015;54(9):1113-7. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.54.0267. Epub 2015 May 1.

Abstract

Hemodialysis-related portal-systemic encephalopathy (HRPSE) is characterized by the presence of portosystemic encephalopathy without liver dysfunction, usually caused by changes in the systemic venous flow related to hemodialysis. We herein describe the case of a 75-year-old woman who developed hepatic encephalopathy five years after the initiation of hemodialysis. Abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and three-dimensional CT angiography revealed a portosystemic venous shunt, and the patient was diagnosed with portosystemic encephalopathy. Occlusion therapy ameliorated her disturbance of consciousness. HRPSE should be recognized as a treatable neuropsychiatric disorder.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angiography*
  • Balloon Occlusion / methods*
  • Female
  • Hepatic Encephalopathy / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hepatic Encephalopathy / etiology
  • Hepatic Encephalopathy / therapy
  • Humans
  • Renal Dialysis / adverse effects*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / adverse effects
  • Treatment Outcome