High rates of dementia in older adults after starting dialysis
- Thu 09 Aug 2018 09:51:PM
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.
Source: High rates of dementia in older adults after starting dialysis
Source: High rates of dementia in older adults after starting dialysis