[Correspondence] Chronic kidney disease and stroke–Authors' reply

We thank Cheng-Yang Hsieh and colleagues for their interest in our Review. The effect of stroke on kidney function is an important point to consider in terms of cerebrorenal interactions. In 7 068 334 patients admitted to hospital with acute ischaemic stroke as part of the US Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2002 to 2010, 372 223 patients had acute renal failure that was independently associated with moderate to severe disability (odds ratio [OR] 1·3, 95% CI 1·3–1·4), intracerebral haemorrhage (1·4, 1·3–1·6), and death (2·2, 2·0–2·2) after multivariable adjustment.

Source: Lancet Neurology - October 14, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Kazunori Toyoda, on behalf of all authors Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research