Francisco Caiza-Zambrano, Carolina Mora Palacio, Silvia Garbugino, Fabio Maximiliano Gonzalez, Marta Bala Biolcati, Miguel Ángel Saucedo, Carlos Rugilo, Mariano Forrester, Fernando Lombi, Manuel Fernández Pardal, Ricardo Reisin, Pablo Bonardo
Central venous disease (CVD) is a serious complication in hemodialysis patients. Neurological manifestations are rare. We describe a female with end-stage renal disease with throbbing headache accompanied by paresthesia, weakness, and abnormal posture of her right hand during dialysis sessions. Motor symptoms completely resolved after each dialysis session, although the headaches persisted for several hours. No neurological deficit was evidenced on physical examination. Digital subtraction angiography identified an incomplete thrombosis of the left brachiocephalic vein with retrograde flow in the internal jugular vein, sigmoid sinus, and transverse sinus on the left side...
January 14, 2022: Neurointervention