White matter damage in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a diffusion tensor imaging study

Abstract Background Patients treated with dialysis have high rates of brain infarcts, brain atrophy, and white matter disease. There are limited data regarding the presence of more subtle damage to brain white matter. Methods In the Cognition and Dialysis Study, we compared brain structure using dif...

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Main Authors: David A. Drew, Bang-Bon Koo, Rafeeque Bhadelia, Daniel E. Weiner, Sarah Duncan, Maria Mendoza-De la Garza, Aditi Gupta, Hocine Tighiouart, Tammy Scott, Mark J. Sarnak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0628-0