Open AccessSilent Cerebral Infarction in Hemodialysis Patients
Author(s) -
Tatsuya Nakatani,
Toshihide Naganuma,
Junji Uchida,
Chikayoshi Masuda,
Seiji Wada,
Takeshi Sugimura,
Kazunobu Sugimura
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000068034
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , risk factor , kidney disease , logistic regression , cerebral infarction , stroke (engine) , chronic renal failure , cardiology , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
Cerebrovascular diseases are very common in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Silent cerebral infarction (SCI) has not been investigated in HD patients although it may be a significant risk factor for cerebrovascular diseases.
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