Open AccessChanges in Cerebral Volume and White Matter Integrity in Adults on Hemodialysis and Relationship to Cognitive Function
Author(s) -
Wesley Richerson,
Laura Glass Umfleet,
Brian D. Schmit,
Dawn Wolfgram
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the nephron journals/nephron journals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 2235-3186
pISSN - 1660-8151
DOI - 10.1159/000510614
Subject(s) - white matter , medicine , fractional anisotropy , diffusion mri , cognition , fasciculus , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , cardiology , magnetic resonance imaging , audiology , radiology , psychiatry
Patients on hemodialysis (HD) have a significant burden of cognitive impairment. Characterizing the cerebral structural changes in HD patients compared to healthy controls and evaluating the relationship of cerebral structural integrity with cognitive performance in HD patients can help clarify the pathophysiology of the cognitive impairment in HD patients.