NEUROIMAGING CHARACTERISTICS OF ENCEPHALOPATHY IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

According to WHO, vascular diseases of the brain in the developed countries of the world account for 15% of the total mortality. At the same time, acute and chronic encephalopathies occupy a special place in the structure of vascular diseases. In recent years, special attention has been paid to encephalopathies developing as a result of renal pathology, since kidney diseases, namely chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a huge socio-economic problem that leads to cerebral complications, with a significant deterioration in the quality of life, a sharp loss of working capacity, and a high percentage of mortality. In the diagnosis of various encephalopathies and other disorders of cerebral circulation, an invaluable role is played by MRI, MSCT, brain angiography with their wide diagnostic capabilities.