Acute kidney injury is associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study published in the journal Neurology by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and others.
Karolinska InstitutetAug 26 2024
The current study examined the association between AKI and different types of dementia. The researchers analyzed data from more than 300,000 individuals over 65 years of age from the Stockholm CREAtinine Measurement project in Sweden. About one out of four participants experienced at least one AKI episode during an average follow-up of 12 years, and 16 percent were diagnosed with dementia.
"Our findings suggest that AKI is not just an isolated event affecting kidney function but may have broader implications, particularly for brain health," says Hong Xu, assistant professor at the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet and first author of the paper.
Juan Jesus Carrero, professor at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Karolinska Institutet and last author of the paper
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