Coincidence of uremic and hypertensive encephalopathy with chronic subdural hematoma under hemodialysis. Case report.

In this case report the underlying disease of uremic and hypertensive encephalopathy was complicated by a suspected disequilibrium syndrome under hemodialysis. Examinations proved a coinciding subdural hematoma. The clinical pictures of the different neurological conditions are discussed. Furthermore the importance to eliminate in those conditions primarily the well known but time and again overlooked complication of subdural hematoma is stressed.