Anatomic Brain Disease in Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross-sectional Study

Conclusions:
Hemodialysis patients have more white matter disease and cerebral atrophy compared with controls without known kidney disease. Hemodialysis patients also have a high prevalence of unrecognized infarcts.

Source: American Journal of Kidney Diseases - October 5, 2012 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: David A. Drew, Rafeeque Bhadelia, Hocine Tighiouart, Vera Novak, Tammy M. Scott, Kristina V. Lou, Kamran Shaffi, Daniel E. Weiner, Mark J. Sarnak Tags: Dialysis Source Type: research