Abstract
The purpose of the study was the assessment of cognitive functioning in 20 children (age 4-14 years) with end stage renal disease (ESRD) before and after kidney transplantations by means of an intelligence-test (WISC-R or WPPSI). Research questions were: I. do the test scores of children with ESRD deviate significantly from those of the norm-group before transplantation; 2. do the test scores of children with ESRD increase significantly from pre- to post-transplantation; 3. do the test scores of children with ESRD after transplantation deviate significantly from those of the norm-group. The results show that children with ESRD before transplantation perform significantly more poorly on the verbal part of the WISC-R. After transplantation they show a significant increase on cognitive functioning, mainly in the verbal part of the test. However, kidney transplantation does not cause a complete recovery of cognitive functioning; after transplantation children with ESRD still showed lower scores on several tasks (e.g. tasks concerning concentration).
| Translated title of the contribution | Effects of kidney transplantation on cognitive functioning of children |
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| Original language | Dutch |
| Pages (from-to) | 83-89 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Tijdschrift voor Kindergeneeskunde |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |