American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 4 , Pages A37-A39 , October 2009

Quiz Page October 2009: Neurologic Symptoms in a Dialysis Patient After Ingesting Seafood

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 Case provided and authored by Satoshi Takasaki, MD,1 Tsuneo Konta, MD,1 Kazuo Shiomi, PhD,2 and Isao Kubota, MD,1 1Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata; and 2Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan.Address correspondence to Satoshi Takasaki, MD, Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan. stakasak@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp

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doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.05.021

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 4 , Pages A37-A39 , October 2009

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