Blood brain barrier permeability in end stage kidney disease- A proof of concept study

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Animal studies have shown that blood brain barrier, a mechanism to protect the brain from harmful substances in the blood, is disrupted in kidney disease. We, for the first time showed disruption of the blood brain barrier in patients with kidney disease. In addition, we used a novel imaging protocol that is safer in patients with kidney disease than the tradition method of measuring blood brain barrier integrity.

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