The traits of psychotic attacks in chronic renal insufficiency. (A clinico morphological study) (Russian)

The authors studied the traits of psychotic attacks in 40 patients with terminal stages of chronic renal insufficiency. They were expressed in atypical delirous, delerio amentive and amentive conditions. 8 cases were studied morphologically. The pathological process in the brain was characterized as toxico dyshomeostatic encephalopathy. The pathogenesis of such disorders is discussed.