What is uremic encephalopathy?

Uremic encephalopathy is due to uremic toxin accumulation, cerebral circulation and metabolic disorders, electrolyte imbalance and metabolic acidosis

. It is caused by

changes in the permeability of neuroglial cells caused by urotoxic brain edema

. EEG changes, often parallel to clinical symptoms, need to be emphasized that the diagnosis of uremic encephalopathy must first rule out cerebrovascular disease, and metabolic imbalance syndrome and other factors, especially intracranial hemorrhage, hypoglycemia, hypercalcemia.