Assessment of cognitive functioning after living kidney donation: A cross-sectional pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has emerged as a risk factor for cognitive impairment. Living kidney donation results in reduction of the donors' renal function. This is considered acceptable in general but possible associations with cognitive function have not yet been studied.

Methods

Sixty living kidney donors (LKD), who had donated between 2003 and 2012 at Hannover Medical School, underwent neurocognitive testing including attentional and memory testing. In a cross-sectional design results were compared with data of healthy controls (n = 40) and with norm data given in the respective test manuals adjusted for age, sex, and education.

Results

The median age of the LKD was 58 (range 39-70) years and the median time since donation was 7 (range 4-14) years. Th

SUBMITTER: Mikuteit M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8880950 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature