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Polycystic kidney disease is significantly associated with dementia risk.
Neurology - 3 Oct 2017
Yu Tung-Min, Chuang Ya-Wen, Sun Kuo-Ting, Yu Mei-Ching, Kung Shiang-Cheng, Lee Brian K, Huang Shih-Ting, Chen Cheng-Hsu, Lin Cheng-Li, Kao Chia-Hung
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Data on the risk of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer disease (AD) and Parkinson disease (PD), in patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) are lacking. METHODS: A total of 4,229 patients who were aged ≥20 years and had received a diagnosis of PKD were included in the PKD cohort. For each PKD case identified, 1 participant aged ≥20 years without a history of PKD, dementia, or PD was...
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