Habitual coffee consumption enhances attention and vigilance in hemodialysis patients.

Objective: Coffee drinking is the main source of caffeine intake among adult population in the western world. It has been reported that low to moderate caffeine intake has beneficial effect on alertness and cognitive functions in healthy subjects. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of habitual coffee consumption on cognitive function in hemodialysis patients.

Clinical characteristics and outcome in the acute phase of ischemic locked-in syndrome: case series of twenty patients with ischemic LIS.

Background: Locked-in syndrome (LIS) is a condition characterized by quadriplegia and anarthria. The most common cause is a ventral pontine lesion due to atherosclerotic basilar artery disease.

Methods: Cases with LIS were prospectively identified among the patients with acute ischemic stroke over 3 years, between 2009 and 2011.

[Headache associated with haemodialysis].

Introduction: Haemodialysis (HD) is one of the most accessible methods for the treatment of the growing number of patients suffering from terminal-stage renal insufficiency. Although headache is the most frequently encountered neurological symptom during HD, there are few studies reporting its prevalence and clinical features.

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the frequency, demographic and clinical features of headache during HD, and to compare these parameters among patients with and without headache.

[Restless legs syndrome prevalence in patients on chronic hemodialysis in central Serbia].

Background/aim: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorymotor disorder and the core feature of this syndrome is a distressing, irresistible need or urge to move the legs. RLS is one of the most troublesome conditions experienced by endstage renal disease patients treated with regular hemodialysis, and is significantly associated with their increased mortality. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of RLS in the patients with end-stage renal failure in the three dialysis centers in central Serbia, and to investigate the association of the syndrome with clinical characteristics and biochemical variables.