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Journal Article 
Successful removal of aluminum from patient with dialysis encephalopathy 
Ackrill, P; Ralston, AJ; Day, JP; Hodge, KC 
1980 
1 
The Lancet
ISSN: 0140-6736
EISSN: 1474-547X 
IPA/81/419044 
VOL 2 ISS Sep 27 1980 
REF 4 
27 
eng 
IPA COPYRIGHT: ASHP The effect of desferrioxamine mesylate (deferoxamine mesylate; Desferal mesylate), 6 g in 500 ml of sodium chloride solution once weekly for 10 months, on aluminum mobilization and removal in a 36-yr-old man with dialysis encephalopathy is reported. Results showed that the accumulated removal of aluminum from the patient during the period of treatment is estimated to be 500-600 mg.