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ReviewBrain : a journal of neurology2025

The relationship between kidney health and neurodegenerative diseases.

Melody Zuo, Le Chang, Nikita Neale, Lyza Maameri, Sadaf Gawhary, Frida Lona-Durazo, Sarah A Gagliano Taliun

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Review in Brain : a journal of neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
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  3. Comprehensive Review of Anesthetic Strategies for Patients With Neurodegenerative Diseases.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Melody ZuoFaculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7.
Le ChangFaculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7.ORCID 0000-0002-0966-7923
Nikita NealeFaculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7.
Lyza MaameriResearch Centre, Montréal Heart Institute, Montréal, Québec, Canada H1T 1C8.
Sadaf GawharyFaculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7.
Frida Lona-DurazoFaculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7.
Sarah A Gagliano TaliunResearch Centre, Montréal Heart Institute, Montréal, Québec, Canada H1T 1C8.ORCID 0000-0003-1306-1868

Funding

Alzheimer Society of CanadaAlzheimer Society Research ProgramCanadian Institutes of Health Research-Institute of Aging 189919CIHR PJT191687Fonds de Recherche du Québec-Santé
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurodegenerative diseases are multi-faceted disorders influenced by and affecting more than just the brain and nervous system. Here, we provide a review of the potential links, including mechanistic and genetic, between kidney health and neurodegeneration, mainly dementia and the two most prevalent late-onset neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. We also discuss lines of evidence from various study designs and methodologies that either support or do not support an association between kidney health and neurodegeneration. We conclude with a summary of current gaps and provide possible ways forward to overcome them in future research. The goal of this review is to encourage further exploration of the relationship between these two biological systems to better elucidate potential actionable options to improve brain health.

Indexed as

KidneyKidney DiseasesNeurodegenerative DiseasesAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsHumansParkinson DiseaseAlzheimer’s diseasechronic kidney diseasedementianeurodegenerative diseasesParkinson’s disease

Identifiers

PMID40120077
PMCPMC12316016

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