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Cognitive Impairment Across Kidney Replacement Therapies: A Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Based Comparative Study.

Key takeaways

Trouble with memory and thinking is common in kidney failure and often goes unnoticed. This study compared four groups: people on hemodialysis, people on peritoneal dialysis, people who had a kidney transplant, and healthy people. All were given the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a short 30 point test where a score under 26 counts as impaired. It is a one-time comparison, so it can show which groups score lower, not that a given treatment causes the difference.

Who did this work

Atalay B · Korucu B · Deger SM · Erbay E · Deligoz Bildaci Y

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD severity and reversal · 2026 Aug 13
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42733506/