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Is encephalopathy caused by aluminum toxcisity treatable?

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Dr. Ravinder Nagpaul answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

May be: It depend how long the exposer is or was. Acute or chronic. In general encephalopathy due to aluminium is very serious and fatal/ But in acute state reports are there treated and cured with a combination of deferoxamine (a chelating agent)and hemodialysis.

Answered 1/24/2015

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