[The elderly population on haemodialysis: evaluation, prevention and treatment of cognitive decline]. / La population âgée hémodialysée: évaluer et prendre en charge le risque de déclin cognitif.
Nephrol Ther
; 3(1): 11-26, 2007 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-17383587
Epidemiological data suggest a large prevalence of cognitive impairment in elderly patients on haemodialysis. They are frequently exposed to pathologies that affect the brain, and hold a plurality of risk factors for neurodegenerative and vascular dementia. Cognitive dysfunctions, because of their medical and socio-economical consequences, may led to discuss the indication for haemodialysis and its profit for the elderly patient. These facts highlight the advantage of a regular assessment of cognitive functions in this population. They also suggest the need in the future of a multidisciplinary intervention for these patients, for a better evaluation of interventions aimed on primary and secondary prevention of cognitive decline in the elderly group.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Diálise Renal
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Cognição
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Transtornos Cognitivos
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
Fr
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article