Multimodality MRI Findings in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

• Published in: BioMed research international Vol. 2015; no. 2015; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Chen, Hui Juan, Lu, Guang Ming, Zhang, Long Jiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2015; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Atrophy; Brain - diagnostic imaging; Brain - physiopathology; Brain damage; Brain Injuries - diagnostic imaging; Brain Injuries - etiology; Brain Injuries - physiopathology; Central nervous system; Chronic kidney failure; Cognitive ability; Damage; Dementia; Diagnosis; Disorders; Health care; Hemodialysis; Humans; Kidney diseases; Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications; Kidney Failure, Chronic - diagnostic imaging; Kidney Failure, Chronic - physiopathology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Metabolism; Methods; Patients; Peritoneal dialysis; Prognosis; Quantitative psychology; Radiography; Review; Risk Factors; Stroke
• ISSN: 2314-6133; 2314-6141
• DOI: 10.1155/2015/697402

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) suffer from a number of complex neurological complications including vascular damage and cognitive dysfunction. It is of great significance to detect the neurological complications and improve the prognosis of ESRD patients. Many new noninvasive MRI techniques have been steadily used for the diagnosis of occult central nervous system complications in ESRD patients. This gives an opportunity to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms of these neurological disorders. This paper is a review that presents the MRI findings of occult brain damage in ESRD patients, outlines the applications of advanced MRI techniques, and introduces a brief perspective in this study field.