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| Manjula KurellaSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Chronic kidney disease and cognitive impairment in the elderly: the health, aging, and body composition studyManjula Kurella
Division of Nephrology, University of California San Francisco, Laurel Heights, 3333 California Street, Suite 430, San Francisco, CA 94118 1211, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 16:2127-33. 2005..Studies aimed at understanding the mechanism(s) responsible for cognitive impairment in CKD and efforts to interrupt this decline are warranted...- Validation of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL) cognitive function subscaleManjula Kurella
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94118-1211, USA
Kidney Int 66:2361-7. 2004..KDQOL-CF screening followed by 3MS testing in selected individuals may prove to be an effective and efficient strategy for identifying cognitive impairment in patients with kidney disease... - Self-assessed sleep quality in chronic kidney diseaseManjula Kurella
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine Research, Moffitt-Long Hospitals, UCSF-Mt. Zion Medical Center, University of California San Francisco, UCSF Laurel Heights Suite 430, 3333 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94118-1211, USA
Int Urol Nephrol 37:159-65. 2005..01). CONCLUSIONS: Sleep complaints are common in persons with CKD and ESRD and may be associated with the severity of kidney disease... - Chronic kidney disease and cognitive impairment in menopausal womenManjula Kurella
Department of Medicine, Divisions of Nephrology, University of California San Francisco, CA 94118-1211, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 45:66-76. 2005..CONCLUSION: CKD is associated with cognitive impairment in menopausal women with coronary artery disease... - The metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney diseaseCarmen A Peralta
Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, CA 94118, USA
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 15:361-5. 2006.... - Correlates and outcomes of dementia among dialysis patients: the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns StudyManjula Kurella
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94118 1211, USA
Nephrol Dial Transplant 21:2543-8. 2006..The goals of this study were to determine the prevalence, correlates and dialysis-related outcomes of dementia in an international sample of haemodialysis patients... - Frequent hemodialysis and psychosocial functionManjula Kurella
Division of Nephrology, Moffitt-Long Hospitals, San Francisco, California, USA
Semin Dial 18:132-6. 2005..This article reviews the current literature focusing on psychosocial and HRQOL effects of frequent HD and suggests future directions for research in this important area... - Metabolic syndrome and the risk for chronic kidney disease among nondiabetic adultsManjula Kurella
University of California San Francisco, Department of Nephrology, Laurel Heights, 3333 California Street, Suite 430, San Francisco, CA 94118-1211, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 16:2134-40. 2005..24 (95% CI, 1.01 to 1.51). The metabolic syndrome is independently associated with an increased risk for incident CKD in nondiabetic adults... - Cognitive impairment in chronic kidney diseaseManjula Kurella
Divison of Nephrology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1863-9. 2004..CONCLUSION: Cognitive impairment is associated with the severity of kidney disease. Further studies are needed to determine the reasons for cognitive impairment in subjects with CKD and ESRD... - Octogenarians and nonagenarians starting dialysis in the United StatesManjula Kurella
Division of Nephrology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94118 1211, USA
Ann Intern Med 146:177-83. 2007.... - Dialysis session length ("t") as a determinant of the adequacy of dialysisManjula Kurella
Division of Nephrology, Moffitt-Long Hospitals and UCSF-Mt. Zion Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
Semin Nephrol 25:90-5. 2005..Future studies should evaluate hemodialysis session length independent of efficiency, and should consider the evaluation of dose by using other clearance parameters and the adequacy of ultrafiltration in addition to solute kinetics... - Suicide in the United States end-stage renal disease programManjula Kurella
Department of Medicine Research, University of California-San Francisco, Laurel Heights, 3333 California Street, Suite 430, San Francisco, CA 94118-1211, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 16:774-81. 2005..Although relatively rare, risk assessment can be used to identify patients for whom counseling and other interventions might be beneficial... - Physical and sexual function in women with chronic kidney diseaseManjula Kurella
Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94118-1211, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 43:868-76. 2004..CONCLUSION: CKD is associated with impaired physical function, and a decline in estimated GFR is associated with a decline in physical function... - Analgesia in patients with ESRD: a review of available evidenceManjula Kurella
Division of Nephrology, Moffitt-Long Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94118-1211, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 42:217-28. 2003..Determining an optimal approach to the control of pain in patients with advanced CKD and ESRD will require additional research... - Systemic inflammatory markers, periodontal diseases, and periodontal infections in an elderly populationWalter A Bretz
Division of Pediatric and Developmental Science, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1532-7. 2005..To study the levels of systemic markers for inflammation with parameters of periodontal diseases in older people...
Research Grants
- Mechanisms of Cognitive Impairment in Chronic Kidney DiseaseManjula Kurella; Fiscal Year: 2007....