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[The elderly population on haemodialysis: evaluation, prevention and treatment of cognitive decline]
Valéry Antoine1, Marc Souid, Laure Bodenan
1Consultation de la mémoire, unité mobile de gériatrie, hôpital de Poissy, CHI de Poissy-Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Les Maisonnées, Poissy, France. valeryantoine@aol.com
Abstract:
Epidemiological data suggest a large prevalence of cognitive impairment in elderly patients on haemodialysis. They are frequently exposed to pathologies that affect the brain, and hold a plurality of risk factors for neurodegenerative and vascular dementia. Cognitive dysfunctions, because of their medical and socio-economical consequences, may led to discuss the indication for haemodialysis and its profit for the elderly patient. These facts highlight the advantage of a regular assessment of cognitive functions in this population. They also suggest the need in the future of a multidisciplinary intervention for these patients, for a better evaluation of interventions aimed on primary and secondary prevention of cognitive decline in the elderly group.
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