Cognitive function among hemodialysis patients in Japan.docVIP

Odagirietal.AnnalsofGeneralPsychiatry2011,10:20 /content/10/1/20 PRIMARY RESEARCH OpenAccess Cognitivefunctionamonghemodialysispatients inJapan GenOdagiri1,NorioSugawara1*,AtsuhiroKikuchi1,IppeiTakahashi2,TakashiUmeda2,HisaoSaitoh3, NorioYasui-Furukori1andSunaoKaneko1 Abstract Background:Over290,000patientsareundergoinghemodialysis(HD)inJapan.Witholdage,theoddsof undergoingHDtreatmentsharplyincrease,asdoestheprevalenceofcognitiveimpairment.Theaimofthe presentworkwastoassesscognitiveimpairmentinHDpatientsanditsrelationtoclinicalcharacteristics. Methods:Usingacross-sectionaldesign,weadministe