High rates of dementia in older adults after starting dialysis
Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 19:20
in Health & Medicine
Older adults who initiate dialysis for kidney failure face a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Certain risk factors were linked this higher risk. Older hemodialysis patients with a diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer's disease had a high risk of early death.