The high burden of cognitive impairment in hemodialysis and chronic kidney disease (CKD)
patients has only recently become recognized. Up to 70% of hemodialysis patients aged 55 …

BACKGROUND: The association between kidney function and cognitive impairment has not
been assessed in a national sample with a wide spectrum of kidney disease severity …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing public health problem. The incidence of kidney
failure is rising in all age groups but particularly in older adults. Individuals in all stages of …

We determined whether serum cystatin C, a novel measure of kidney function that
colocalizes with brain β‐amyloid, is associated with cognition among 3,030 elders. Those …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between kidney function and cognitive
impairment and decline in elderly men. DESIGN: Observational prospective cohort …

BACKGROUND: Dementia is associated with microvascular disease of the retina. In this
study, we examine whether cognitive status (normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment …

Because of similarities in the vascular supply to kidney and brain, information about vascular
disease in one organ may inform us about vascular disease in the other, and such …

Background As the world's population ages, a major challenge is to unravel the pathways to
disease and disability in older persons. The elderly are the fastest growing subset of the US …

Kidney disease may be linked to a decline in cognitive activity. We examined the association
of microalbuminuria and cognitive function in a general population of older adults in the …

SUMMARY Approximately 20–30% of patients on renal replacement therapy (RRT) have
cognitive impairment. Less is known about the prevalence of cognitive impairment in …