107
Views
9
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Memory performance in adequately dialyzed patients with end-stage renal disease: Is there an association with coronary artery bypass grafting?

, , , , &
Pages 881-889 | Received 08 Sep 2009, Accepted 21 Dec 2009, Published online: 25 May 2010
 

Abstract

Although individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who receive maintenance dialysis often present with memory deficits, the nature of this impairment remains controversial. Thus, this study was aimed to better characterize memory functioning of dialyzed patients and to identify potential predictors of their memory performance. A total of 61 dialyzed patients with ESRD and 30 demographically matched normal controls (NC) were the participants for this study. Overall, individuals with ESRD obtained significantly lower memory scores than NCs. Moreover, the pattern of their performance was consistent with that of subcortical cerebrovascular disease. Additionally, our results indicate that age, years of education and premorbid intelligence, depression symptoms, and blood urea nitrogen, as well as a history of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), are significant predictors of memory performance of adequately dialyzed patients with ESRD. Importantly, when the presence of CABG was controlled, the memory performance of dialyzed patients did not significantly differ from that of NCs.

While preparing this manuscript, the corresponding author was receiving a “START” scholarship from the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP). The corresponding author thanks Ola A. Selnes from the Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine for his helpful comments on the earlier version of this manuscript.

Log in via your institution

Log in to Taylor & Francis Online

PDF download + Online access

  • 48 hours access to article PDF & online version
  • Article PDF can be downloaded
  • Article PDF can be printed
USD 53.00 Add to cart

Issue Purchase

  • 30 days online access to complete issue
  • Article PDFs can be downloaded
  • Article PDFs can be printed
USD 627.00 Add to cart

* Local tax will be added as applicable

Related Research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.