The Clock Drawing Task reveals executive dysfunction in the dialysis population - an underrecognized and underestimated problem

CONCLUSIONS: Executive dysfunctions in dialysis patients may manifest itself before the onset of global cognitive impairment. There appear to be a deficit in the spatial domain as well. Better education may play a protective role.PMID:38275184 | PMC:PMC10823881 | DOI:10.1080/0886022X.2024.2306232

Source: Renal Failure - January 26, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Piotr Olejnik Aleksandra Golenia Oliwia Maciejewska Ewa Wojtaszek Pawe ł Żebrowski Jolanta Ma łyszko Source Type: research