Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Are Serious Health Concerns for Older Kidney Transplant Recipients
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)• Risks of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are higher in older kidney transplant recipients than in older adults in the general population. • Among kidney transplant recipients, those who developed dementia or Alzheimer’s disease had higher rates of organ loss and patient death than those who did not develop these conditions.