The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) - a sensitive screening instrument for detecting cognitive impairment in chronic hemodialysis patients.

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) - a sensitive screening instrument for detecting cognitive impairment in chronic hemodialysis patients.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) therapy have an increased risk of developing cognitive impairment and dementia, which are known relevant factors in disease prognosis and therapeutic success, but still lack adequate screening in clinical routine. We evaluated the Mo...

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Main Authors: Frances E Tiffin-Richards, Ana S Costa, Bernhard Holschbach, Rolf D Frank, Athina Vassiliadou, Thilo Krüger, Karl Kuckuck, Theresa Gross, Frank Eitner, Jürgen Floege, Jörg B Schulz, Kathrin Reetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4209968?pdf=render

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