Cognitive Impairment Early After Initiating Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Cross Sectional Study

Autor: Melissa Schorr, Mariah Zalitach, Cindy House, Janice Gomes, Conor J. Wild, Fabio R. Salerno, Christopher McIntyre
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Neurology, Vol 13 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1664-2295
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.719208
Popis: BackgroundAbnormalities in cognitive function are almost universal in patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) and are associated with worse quality of life, impaired decision making, increased healthcare utilization and mortality. While cognitive impairment in the HD population is increasingly recognized, it is unclear how quickly it develops after starting HD.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study of a cohort of low dialysis vintage HD patients (
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