Neurocognition in Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease: A Review of Data From the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) Study

Summary: Pediatric chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with deficits in neurocognitive functioning, ranging from mild to severe, and correlated with the severity of kidney disease. Clinical variables that are associated with neurocognitive deficits include lower kidney function, hypertension, proteinuria, and metabolic acidosis. Commonly reported neurocognitive difficulties include academic underachievement and deficits in attention regulation and executive function as well as somewhat lower intellectual abilities compared with peer and normative data.
Source: Seminars in Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research