Solna: A recent study found that sudden kidney failure (acute kidney injury) is associated with an increased risk of dementia.
Acute kidney failure (AKI) is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to a new study published in the journal Neurology by Karolinska Institutet researchers.
Sudden deterioration of kidney function is relatively common in the elderly and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have revealed a possible link between AKI and brain injury.
The present study examined the relationship between AKI and different types of dementia. Researchers analyzed data from more than 300,000 people over the age of 65 from the Stockholm Creatinine Measurement Project in Sweden.
About one in four experienced at least one AKI episode during a mean follow-up of 12 years, and 16 percent of participants were diagnosed with dementia.
