Background: Cognitive impairment is common among hemodialysis (HD) patients and is associated with poor treatment compliance and mortality. The aim of this study is to evaluate relatively young HD patients with less comorbidities using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and identify clues for earlier detection of cognitive impairment with the help of cognitive subscale scores.
Materials And Methods: A total of 103 chronic HD patients (mean age 48.
Arch Endocrinol Metab
September 2017
Objective: To investigate the effect of gonadotropin, sex hormone levels and insulin resistance (IR) on thyroid functions and thyroid volume (TV) in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Subjects And Methods: 69 new diagnosed PCOS patients (age 24.82 ± 6.