Correlation of hippocampal atrophy with hyperhomocysteinemia in hemodialysis patients: An exploratory pilot study.

BACKGROUND:Cognitive impairment is one of the important critical issues in hemodialysis (HD) patients. However, the associating factors of brain atrophy in HD patients have not been fully elucidated. PURPOSE AND METHODS:Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed in 34 of total 72 HD outpat...

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Main Authors: Kyoko Maesato, Takayasu Ohtake, Yasuhiro Mochida, Kunihiro Ishioka, Machiko Oka, Hidekazu Moriya, Sumi Hidaka, Shuzo Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5386238?pdf=render