Hemodialysis.com Author Interview: Adam Davey Ph.D

Decline in renal functioning is associated with longitudinal decline in global cognitive functioning, abstract reasoning and verbal memory

Adam Davey, Merrill F. Elias, Michael A. Robbins, Stephen L. Seliger, and Gregory A. Dore

Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. first published online November 18, 2012 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfs470

Hemodialysis.com Author Interview: Fung-Chang Sung

Patients with chronic kidney disease are at an elevated risk of dementia: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan
Cheng KC, Chen YL, Lai SW, Mou CH, Tsai PY, Sung FC.
BMC Nephrol. 2012 Sep 29;13(1):129. [Epub ahead of print]

Authors' Interview Daniel E Weiner, MD MS and Mr. Eric Sorensen, BS

The Kidney Disease Quality of Life Cognitive Function Subscale and Cognitive Performance in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

Eric P. Sorensen, Mark J. Sarnak, Hocine Tighiouart, Tammy Scott, Lena M. Giang, Bethany Kirkpatrick, Kristina Lou, Daniel E. Weiner 
American Journal of Kidney Diseases - 19 March 2012 (10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.12.029)

Kidney Dysfunction Found to be Associated with Cognitive Decline in Women
Very early levels of kidney dysfunction linked to faster cognitive decline

Boston, MA - End stage renal disease (ESRD) has been previously linked to increased risk for cognitive deficits, but whether earlier kidney dysfunction predicts cognitive decline is less well defined.  Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have identified an independent association between early kidney dysfunction and a faster decline in cognitive function. These findings were published in the
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology in January 2012.  

Author Interview: Deidra C. Crews, MD, FASN

Comparison of Cognitive Function across ESRD Treatment Modalities: A Systematic Review

Abstract: [TH-PO627]

Deidra C. Crews, MD, FASN, Priscilla Auguste, Tanjala S. Purnell, Raquel Greer, MD, Temitope Olufade, Julio Lamprea, Johanna Sheu, Patti Ephraim, Hamid Rabb, MD, FASN, Neil R. Powe, MD, FASN, L. Ebony Boulware, MD.
Johns Hopkins University; Harvard University; San Francisco General Hospital.

Impaired Frontal Executive Function and Predialytic Chronic Kidney Disease.

Lee JJ, Chin HJ, Byun MS, Choe JY, Park JH, Lee SB, Choi EA, Chae DW, Kim KW.
From the Department of Psychiatry, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea; Departments of †Internal Medicine and ‡Neuropsychiatry, Bundang Hospital, and Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Gyeonggido, Korea; §Department of Neuropsychiatry, Jeju National University Hospital, Jejudo, Korea; ?Department of Neuropsychiatry, Dankook University Hospital, Chungcheongnamdo, Korea; and Department of Psychiatry, Gongju National Hospital, Chungcheongnamdo, Korea.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Aug 24. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03562.x.

Author Interview: Dr. Stephen R. Hooper
Neurocognitive functioning of children and adolescents with mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease.

Hooper SR, Gerson AC, Butler RW, Gipson DS, Mendley SR, Lande MB, Shinnar S, Wentz A, Matheson M, Cox C, Furth SL, Warady, BA. (2011).Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 6: 1824-1830.

Author Interview: Dr. Daniel Weiner

Cardiovascular Disease and Cognitive Function in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients.

Weiner DE, Scott TM, Giang LM, Agganis BT, Sorensen EP, Tighiouart H, Sarnak MJ.
Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Jul 19

Dementia and cognitive impairment in ESRD: diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

Kurella Tamura M, Yaffe K.

[1] Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA [2] VA Palo Alto Health Care System Geriatrics Research Education & Clinical Center, Palo Alto, California, USA.

Cognitive Impairment and 7-Year Mortality in Dialysis Patients.

Griva K, Stygall J, Hankins M, Davenport A, Harrison M, Newman SP.

Am J Kidney Dis. 2010 Aug 25.

Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Unit of Behavioural Medicine, University College London and Health Services Research Group, City University London, London, UK.

Depression and Cognitive Function in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients.

Am J Kidney Dis. 2010 Jul 27
Agganis BT, et al
Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.