Objective To explore the evaluation value of the mini-mental state scale (MMSE) and the montreal cognitive assessment scale (MoCA) combined with the diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of brain magnetic resonance (MRI) in the evaluation of cognitive function in dialysis patients. Methods Sixty-five patients with dialysis treated in the Department of Nephrology of theSecond Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from May 2015 to May 2016 were enrolled in the study. MMSE and MoCA were used to evaluate thecognitive function of patients. On the other hand, MRI was used to scan the white matter region to calculate the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and partial anisotropy (FA) quantified values. Then, all patients were divided into cognitive normal group and impairment group according to the results of MoCA. The t-test was used to compare the differences in scale scores, ADC values and FA values between two groups. Results The detection rate of MoCA was higher than that of MMSE (χ2=17.725, P=0.001) and their total scores were positively correlated (r=0.660, P=0.001). The MMSE scores of cognitive impairment group were lower than those in normal cognitive group in orientation, memory, attention, language and total score. And the MoCA scores of cognitive impairment group were lower than those of normal cognitive group in executive capability, attention, language, delayed recall, orientation and total score.The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The ADC values of frontal and parietal lobe in cognitive impairment group were higher than those of normal group, and the FA values in frontal lobe, parietal lobe, corpus callosum and lateral ventricle were lower.The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Multi-scale joint assessment can improve the detection rate of cognitive impairment in dialysis patients.The dialysis patients with cognitive impairment showa decline in executive capability, orientation, attention, language and memory, corresponding to the damage of frontal lobe, parietal lobe, corpus callosum and lateral ventricles in brain. |