What is the reason for loss of concentration, forgetfulness after having dialysis?
Patient: I do dialysis by way of a cycler machine every night for about 8.5 hours....... I have noticed a huge difference in my mind and how it works now. sounds silly but very true. i am very forgetful now and i jumble my letters up when i type or text almost like I have dislexia . sometimes I catch it and sometimes i dont. others have noticed this change in me too. I have troubles concentrating also. I NEVER had these issues before dialysis. could this be a cause ? im not on meds for depression ect ... just dont know what else it could be. any suggestions would be great ! Thanks for your time . Val Doctor: **1. Progressive dementia [dialysis dementia] due to aluminium toxicity has been described from certain parts of Europe where the levels of aluminium were high in the water used for dialysis, although this is rarely seen now.2. since patient on dialysis suffer from secondary hyper parathyroidism [excess secretion of parathormone PTH], thus effect of this is '"Psychiatric disturbances" [trouble concentrating] you need to check with 24 hours urinary excretion of calcium and phosphorus along with relevant Imaging [if needed]PS. if you feel trouble typing letter, make sure to check with your Blood urea level and LFT [liver function tests] beside Neurological examination.