Gray matter volume and white matter lesions in chronic kidney disease: exploring the association with depressive symptoms

Chronic kidney disease(CKD) is associated with structural brain damage and with a high prevalence of depression. We therefore investigated structural brain alterations in both gray and white matter in CKD patients, focusing on depression-related(frontal-subcortical) regions.

Source: General Hospital Psychiatry - March 4, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Maaike Meurs, Annelieke Roest, Nynke Groenewold, Casper Franssen, Ralf Westerhuis, Wybe Douwe Kloppenburg, Bennard Doornbos, Lindy Beukema, Hanna Lindmäe, Jan Cees de Groot, Marie-José van Tol, Peter de Jonge Source Type: research