Journal article
Increased Number and Distribution of Cerebral Microbleeds Is a Risk Factor for Cognitive Dysfunction in Hemodialysis Patients
Abstract
The aim of this study was to explore the risk factors associated with longitudinal changes in hemodialysis patients including the correlation between number and distribution of cerebral microbleeds (CMBs).Sixty-one hemodialysis patients were enrolled in this prospective study. Twenty-eight patients had follow-up examinations with a mean interval of 24.79 ± 5.17 months. The number of CMBs was manually counted on susceptibility-weighted imaging. …
Authors
Chai C; Wang Z; Fan L; Zhang M; Chu Z; Zuo C; Liu L; Haacke EM; Guo W; Shen W
Journal
Medicine, Vol. 95, No. 12,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
March 2016
DOI
10.1097/md.0000000000002974
ISSN
0025-7974