Article: Silent Strokes Linked to Kidney Failure in Diabetics…

From Science Daily In patients with type 2 diabetes, silent cerebral infarction (SCI) - small areas of brain damage caused by injury to small blood vessels - signals an increased risk of progressive kidney disease and kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology(JASN). If SCI is present in the brain, it could be an indicator that small-vessel damage is present in the kidneys as well, suggests the new study by Takashi… More information...

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