Kidney–brain crosstalk in the acute and chronic setting

Nature Reviews Nephrology 11, 707 (2015). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2015.131 Authors: Renhua Lu, Matthew C. Kiernan, Anne Murray, Mitchell H. Rosner & Claudio Ronco Patients with kidney disease often exhibit multiple organ dysfunction that is caused, in part, by marked connectivity between the kidney and other organs and tissues. Substantial crosstalk occurs between the kidney and the brain, as indicated by the frequent presentation of neurological disorders, such as
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