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ArticleKidney international2017

Cognitive function before and after dialysis initiation in adults with chronic kidney disease-a new perspective on an old problem?

Osasuyi Iyasere, Edwina A Brown

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Article in Kidney international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Osasuyi IyasereJohn Walls Renal Unit, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK. Electronic address: o.iyasere13@imperial.ac.uk.
Edwina A BrownImperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The impact of dialysis on cognitive trends is uncertain. Kurella Tamura et al. evaluated cognitive trajectories in 212 participants from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort study and found that dialysis initiation was associated with a decline in executive function. This is consistent with a cerebrovascular basis for cognitive impairment in patients with renal disease. However, larger corroborative studies are needed while targets for intervention are identified to ameliorate dialytic effects on cognitive function.

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Renal DialysisRenal Insufficiency, ChronicAdultCognitionCognition DisordersCohort StudiesExecutive FunctionHumansKidney Failure, Chronic

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