Assessment of cognitive impairment and its correlation with vitamin D levels patients on maintenance hemodialysis

• Published in: Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 431 - 439
• Main Authors: Reddy, Babby, Yadla, Manjusha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Saudi Arabia Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01-03-2020; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Anemia; Biomarkers - blood; Cognition; Cognitive ability; Cognitive Dysfunction - diagnosis; Cognitive Dysfunction - epidemiology; Cognitive Dysfunction - psychology; Dementia; Diabetes; Executive function; Female; Gender; Hemodialysis; Humans; India - epidemiology; Kidney diseases; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Peritoneal dialysis; Prevalence; Questionnaires; Renal Dialysis - adverse effects; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - diagnosis; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - epidemiology; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - therapy; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Studies; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - diagnosis; Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology; Vitamin deficiency; India
• ISSN: 1319-2442; 2320-3838
• DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.284018

Cognitive impairment (CI) is common in patients with chronic kidney disease, and its prevalence increases in patients on hemodialysis (HD). Different factors were identified to be the cause of cognitive dysfunction, of which Vitamin D, which is known to have pleiotropic effects, has been implicated for the neurocognitive decline of functions. We assessed the prevalence of cognitive dysfunction in patients on HD in our center and also studied the deficiency of Vitamin D on CI.