Increased risk of dementia in patients hospitalized for acute kidney injury - EurekAlert

This study, published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD), demonstrates that there is an increased risk of dementia in patients with AKI-related hospitalizations and may suggest that patients recovering from AKI constitute a high-risk population…

Acute kidney injury (AKI) causes biochemical changes in the brain in animal models and is associated with adverse neurological complications in hospitalized patients. While there is no known cure, ea… [+1359 chars]

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